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<h1 class="topictitle1">Planning the Cluster Version and Security Mode</h1>
<div id="body0000002351146365"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__p1977120916591">This topic introduces different Elasticsearch cluster versions, including features supported by each version and its application scenarios. It also describes the characteristics and application scenarios of different cluster security modes (including different application-layer protocols).</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__section5809152013345"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Introduction to Different Cluster Versions</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__p737448103516">When selecting an Elasticsearch cluster version, consider factors such as service requirements, available features, performance, security updates, and long-term support, ensuring that the selected version can meet both current and future needs and provide a stable, secure environment for your data.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000001282100129_ul125579175814"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000001282100129_li1655716155811">If you are deploying CSS Elasticsearch clusters for the first time, you are advised to use the latest version.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__li317701252215">If you are migrating an in-house built or third-party Elasticsearch cluster to CSS without altering the cluster, keep the version of the source cluster.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__li243416752416">If you are migrating an in-house built or third-party Elasticsearch cluster to CSS while recoding it, choose Elasticsearch 7.10.2.</li></ul>
<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__table25351046105517" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Features supported by different versions</caption><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__row1753644610558"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" id="mcps1.3.2.4.2.5.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__p1853618461554">Feature</p>
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<tbody><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__row10656124151517"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.2.4.2.5.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__p1365664161517">Open-source vector search</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__section1997018319358"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Cluster Security Modes</h4><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__p883172115487">Configure the security mode based on the security needs of your cluster.
<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001410060261_table198661437165914" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 2 </b>Cluster security modes</caption><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_row1882494514112"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="10%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_p0824145101119">Cluster Type</p>
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<tbody><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_row382415456118"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="10%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_p154179414203">Non-security mode cluster</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_p942612473568"><span class="parmname" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_parmname6214191113579"><b>Security Mode</b></span>: disabled</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_p12824114561119">Access to such a cluster requires no user authentication, and data will be transmitted in plaintext using HTTP.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.4 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_p2083415404719">Use when creating a cluster for internal testing or workloads that have a low security standard.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_ul87801447174218"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_li978074716423">Advantage: easy to access the cluster.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_li1878011473427">Disadvantage: poor security, as anyone can access the cluster. When the security mode is disabled, public network access and Kibana public network access cannot be enabled.</li></ul>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_p270504914715">Make sure the cluster is deployed in a secure environment. Do not expose the cluster's network interface to the public network.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_row1382494518113"><td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="2" valign="top" width="10%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_p136722051122012">Security-mode cluster</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_p1482494513117">Security-mode cluster + HTTP:</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_ul1487604825720"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_li187664814571"><span class="parmname" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_parmname69748462118"><b>Security Mode</b></span>: enabled</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_li187654895714"><span class="parmname" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_parmname17212164685716"><b>HTTPS Access</b></span>: disabled</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_p1282404517113">Such a cluster requires user authentication. It supports access control and data encryption, and it uses HTTP to transmit data in plaintext.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="35%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.4 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_p546915126488">Use to balance security and performance.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_ul149328416439"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_li993294134314">Advantage: User authentication improves cluster security. HTTP-based access ensures high performance of the cluster. User permissions can be configured to ensure proper isolation.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_li109325434320">Disadvantage: Public network access is not supported.</li></ul>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_p1228104918483">Make sure the cluster is deployed in a secure environment. Do not expose the cluster's network interface to the public network.</p>
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<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_ul19715045814"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_li19718015816"><span class="parmname" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_parmname11240122917179"><b>Security Mode</b></span>: enabled</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_li27130185818"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_b18749173220174">HTTPS Access</strong>: enabled</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_p1375182731616">Such a cluster requires user authentication. It supports access control and data encryption, and it uses HTTPS to encrypt communication and enhance data security.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.1.2.5.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_p15344951195119">Use when security takes precedence over performance and public network access is required.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_ul1151712715437"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_li19517167144318">Advantage: User authentication improves cluster security. HTTPS enhances cluster security by encrypting all communication over the public network. User permissions can be configured to ensure proper isolation.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001973113041_en-us_topic_0000001938218212_li551713774316">Disadvantage: When HTTPS is used, data encryption and decryption introduce computational overhead and impact the cluster's read and write performance.</li></ul>
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<div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000001478234873_p16118653165913">To access a security-mode cluster, a username and password need to be provided. CSS supports authentication for the following two types of users:<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001478234873_ul15961822191016"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001478234873_li496622131020">Administrator: The default administrator username is <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001478234873_b1882413620149">admin</strong>, and the password is the one specified during cluster creation.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002351146365__en-us_topic_0000002287417308_en-us_topic_0000001478234873_li111651241101219">Cluster user: created by the cluster administrator on Kibana. User permissions can be configured to ensure proper isolation. For details, see <a href="css_01_0109.html">Creating Users for an Elasticsearch Cluster and Granting Cluster Access</a>.</li></ul>
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