From 55b73421f8b6e772c10d669b05795b47ce69d375 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill McConaghy Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 10:24:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] adding documentation of use of NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS env var (#84578) (#84637) --- docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc b/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc index 05d022d039b23..667038739d45f 100644 --- a/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc +++ b/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc @@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ Here's a list of the available global configuration options and an explanation o * `xpack.actions.proxyRejectUnauthorizedCertificates`: Set to `false` to bypass certificate validation for proxy, if using a proxy for actions. * `xpack.actions.rejectUnauthorized`: Set to `false` to bypass certificate validation for actions. +*NOTE:* As an alternative to both `xpack.actions.proxyRejectUnauthorizedCertificates` and `xpack.actions.rejectUnauthorized`, the OS level environment variable `NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS` can be set to point to a file that contains the root CA(s) needed for certificates to be trusted. + [float] === Managing alerts