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Activating the Minimal Security of SEAL Elastick Stack


If you whish to activate the minimal security level of SEAL Elastic Stack, follow the instructions below.


Stopping All Services of SEAL Elastic Stack

  1. On the PLOSSYS 5 server, stop Filebeat:

    stop-service seal-filebeat
    
  2. On the PLOSSYS 4 server, stop Filebeat:

    stop-service seal-p4-accounting-filebeat
    
  3. On the management server, stop Elasticsearch and Kibana:

    stop-service seal-elasticsearch
    
    stop-service seal-kibana
    

Configuring Elasticsearch

  1. In an editor, open the following configuration file:

    C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\seal-elasticsearch\elasticsearch.yml
    
  2. Add or adjust the following lines:

    xpack.security.enabled: true
    discovery.type: single-node
    
  3. Restart Elasticsearch:

    start-service seal-elasticsearch
    
  4. Interactively set the passwords:

    $env:ES_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\seal-elasticsearch"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-elasticsearch\bin\elasticsearch-setup-passwords.bat" interactive
    

    Hint - identical passwords

    Use identical password for the following systems:

    • apm_system

    • beats_system

    • kibana_system

    • logstash_system

    • remote_monitoring_user

    You will need the kibana_system password in the next step.

    Caution - execution only once

    You can execute the above command to set the passwords only once. If you need to execute it again, you have to specify the bootstrap.password key as seal user in the Elasticsearch keystore:

    $env:ES_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\seal-elasticsearch"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-elasticsearch\bin\elasticsearch-keystore.bat" add bootstrap.password
    

    Here you have to enter the current password for the elastic user.

    Take care, you can have the current bootstrap password displayed with the following command:

    $env:ES_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\seal-elasticsearch"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-elasticsearch\bin\elasticsearch-keystore.bat" show bootstrap.password
    

    Therefore, if you use the bootstrap password, we strongly recommend you either protect the Elasticsearch keystore with a password or delete the bootstrap password afterwards:

    $env:ES_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\seal-elasticsearch"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-elasticsearch\bin\elasticsearch-keystore.bat" remove bootstrap.password
    

Configuring Kibana

  1. In an editor, open the following configuration file:

    C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\kibana.yml
    
  2. Add or adjust the following lines:

    elasticsearch.username: "kibana_system"
    elasticsearch.password: "Pa$$w0rd"
    

    Replace Pa$$w0rd by your real password.

  3. Restart Kibana:

    start-service seal-kibana
    

Hint - separate Kibana users

If you log on to the Kibana user interface, the elastic user is used by default.

You may define a separate user for the Kibana user interface. For details on this, refer to the original documentation of the software producer:

Create Roles and Users


Alternative: Using Kibana Keystore to Manage Passwords for Kibana

  1. Create the Kibana keystore, if necessary:

    $env:KBN_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-kibana\bin\kibana-keystore.bat" create
    
  2. In a PowerShell (Administrator), add the corresponding password under the key elasticsearch.password to the kibana keystore:

    $env:KBN_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-kibana\bin\kibana-keystore.bat" add elasticsearch.password
    

    According to the above example, you would specify Pa$$w0rd here in the command line.

    You can have the current keys without their current values listed with the following command:

    $env:KBN_PATH_CONF="C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config"
    cmd /c "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-kibana\bin\kibana-keystore.bat" list elasticsearch.password
    

Configuring Filebeat

  1. In an editor, open the following configuration file:

    "C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml"
    
  2. Add or adjust the following lines:

    output.elasticsearch.username: elastic
    output.elasticsearch.password: Pa$$w0rt
    
  3. Restart Filebeat:

    start-service seal-filebeat
    

Hint - separate Filebeat user

In the Kibana user Interface, you may define a special filebeat_writer user, who needs a Setupand a Publishing roll. For details on this, refer to the original documentation of the software producer:

Create roles and users


Alternative: Using Filebeat Keystore to Manage Passwords for Filebeat

  1. In a PowerShell (Administrator), add the corresponding password, e.g. under the key ES_PWD, to the filebeat keystore:

    cd "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-filebeat"
    .\filebeat.exe -c "C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml" keystore add ES_PWD
    
  2. Check the stored keys:

    cd "C:\Program Files\SEAL Systems\seal-filebeat"
    .\filebeat.exe -c "C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml" keystore list
    
  3. In an editor, open the following configuration file:

    "C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml"
    
  4. Add or adjust the following lines and use the key instead of the password:

    output.elasticsearch.password: "${ES_PWD}"
    
  5. Restart Filebeat:

    start-service seal-filebeat
    

Adjusting Environment Variables in Consul

Add user and password to the SEAL REST service URL:

ELASTICSEARCH_REST_URL = http://elastic:<password>@<management-server>:9200

Hint - PLOSSYS Administrator Configuration

Leave the KIBANA_LINK item unchanged. User and password are requested interactively in the browser. You can configure the validation period of the password in Kibana.


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