A List of Useful TLS Links

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Oh, yes ... TLS is a very mixed bag. On the one hand, it is a de-facto standard, especially for encrypting data in transit. On the other hand, it still is complicated to work with if one has little previous experience.

Since TLS is one of the cornerstones of Search Guard Security, we have gained knowledge and insights over the years. We want to share this list of valuable articles and tutorials and try to ease the pain a bit ;)

Introduction to TLS

If you are not familiar with TLS, how it works and what it does, you might want to read our introductory posts about TLS and TLS certificates:

An introduction to TLS

An introduction to TLS certificates

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is widely used for all things TLS, especially to create keys and certificates. Here are some articles to get started:

Tools

Sometimes you want to get the job done and not bother about cryptic command line switches. Here are some tools to help you.

Keystore Explorer, a UI Tool for Inspecting Certificates

https://keystore-explorer.org/

Convert SSL Certificates to and from Different Formats

https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-converter.html

TLS Tool for Creating Certificates Required to run Search Guard

Generating production-ready certificates with the TLS tool

Search Guard TLS Troubleshooting

If you are using TLS with Search Guard, these articles can help if you get stuck.

Step-by-step Troubleshooting Guide

https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/troubleshooting-tls

Common TLS Error Messages and What They Mean

Common Elasticsearch TLS error messages

Certificate Revocation

Managing TLS certificates with Certificate Revocation Lists

Missing Something?

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Published: 2022-11-29

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