How to Configure and Secure Your Index

How to Configure Your Elastic Index

Custom Settings tab displays a different set of parameters depending on the loaded target.

  • Use the configuration instructions for your Target.

How to Secure Your Index

  1. Navigate to the Targets page.
    For <your target title>, click See the gear icon. > Edit.
  2. Click the Security tab.
  3. The Security Model drop-down menu is populated with different options, supported by the target system.
    • Elasticsearch users: Elasticsearch does not support security out-of-the-box. Use SmartHub and the Advanced security model to secure your results at query time. 
  4. Allow Security Only Updates
    1. Click to apply the changes that are made to security in the external content system to the contents of this target.
    2. Make this selection if your security changes frequently, but your items do not.