# Elastic Security credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

- [Elastic Security](/guides/automated-workflows/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/ts-wf-nodes-base.elasticsecurity)


## Prerequisites

- Create an [Elastic Security](https://www.elastic.co/security) account.
- [Deploy](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud/current/ec-create-deployment.html) an application.


## Supported authentication methods

- Basic auth


## Using basic auth

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- A **Username**: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
- A **Password**: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
- Your Elasticsearch application's **Base URL** (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):
  1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to **Manage this deployment**.
  2. In the **Applications** section, copy the endpoint of the **Elasticsearch** application.
  3. Add this in Mosaic Workflows as the **Base URL**.