diff --git a/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralCluster.cs b/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralCluster.cs
index f0e3769c96..17bfc781b1 100644
--- a/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralCluster.cs
+++ b/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralCluster.cs
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ protected EphemeralCluster(TConfiguration clusterConfiguration) : base(clusterCo
 
 		protected EphemeralClusterComposer<TConfiguration> Composer { get; }
 
-		protected override void ModifyNodeConfiguration(NodeConfiguration nodeConfiguration, int port)
-		{
-			base.ModifyNodeConfiguration(nodeConfiguration, port);
-
-			if (!ClusterConfiguration.EnableSsl) nodeConfiguration.Add("plugins.security.disabled", "true");
-		}
-
 		public virtual ICollection<Uri> NodesUris(string hostName = null)
 		{
 			hostName = hostName ?? (ClusterConfiguration.HttpFiddlerAware && Process.GetProcessesByName("fiddler").Any()
diff --git a/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralClusterConfiguration.cs b/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralClusterConfiguration.cs
index 77aaef02c4..a394b1e9fd 100644
--- a/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralClusterConfiguration.cs
+++ b/abstractions/src/OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral/EphemeralClusterConfiguration.cs
@@ -29,74 +29,74 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral.Plugins;
 using OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral.Tasks;
 using OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Managed.Configuration;
 using OpenSearch.Stack.ArtifactsApi;
-using OpenSearch.Stack.ArtifactsApi.Products;
 
-namespace OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral
+namespace OpenSearch.OpenSearch.Ephemeral;
+
+public class EphemeralClusterConfiguration : ClusterConfiguration<EphemeralFileSystem>
 {
-	public class EphemeralClusterConfiguration : ClusterConfiguration<EphemeralFileSystem>
-	{
-		public EphemeralClusterConfiguration(OpenSearchVersion version, OpenSearchPlugins plugins = null,
-			int numberOfNodes = 1)
-			: this(version, ClusterFeatures.None, plugins, numberOfNodes)
-		{
-		}
-
-		public EphemeralClusterConfiguration(OpenSearchVersion version, ClusterFeatures features,
-			OpenSearchPlugins plugins = null, int numberOfNodes = 1)
-			: base(version, (v, s) => new EphemeralFileSystem(v, s), numberOfNodes, EphemeralClusterName)
-		{
-			Features = features;
-
-			var pluginsList = plugins?.ToList() ?? new List<OpenSearchPlugin>();
-			Plugins = new OpenSearchPlugins(pluginsList);
-		}
-
-		private static string UniqueishSuffix => Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0, 6);
-		private static string EphemeralClusterName => $"ephemeral-cluster-{UniqueishSuffix}";
-
-		/// <summary>
-		///     The features supported by the cluster
-		/// </summary>
-		public ClusterFeatures Features { get; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		///     The collection of plugins to install
-		/// </summary>
-		public OpenSearchPlugins Plugins { get; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		///     Validates that the plugins to install can be installed on the target OpenSearch version.
-		///     This can be useful to fail early when subsequent operations are relying on installation
-		///     succeeding.
-		/// </summary>
-		public bool ValidatePluginsToInstall { get; } = true;
-
-		public bool EnableSsl => Features.HasFlag(ClusterFeatures.SSL);
-
-		public IList<IClusterComposeTask> AdditionalBeforeNodeStartedTasks { get; } = new List<IClusterComposeTask>();
-
-		public IList<IClusterComposeTask> AdditionalAfterStartedTasks { get; } = new List<IClusterComposeTask>();
-
-		/// <summary>
-		///     Expert level setting, skips all built-in validation tasks for cases where you need to guarantee your call is the
-		///     first call into the cluster
-		/// </summary>
-		public bool SkipBuiltInAfterStartTasks { get; set; }
-
-		/// <summary> Bootstrapping HTTP calls should attempt to auto route traffic through fiddler if its running </summary>
-		public bool HttpFiddlerAware { get; set; }
-
-		protected virtual string NodePrefix => "ephemeral";
-
-		public override string CreateNodeName(int? node)
-		{
-			var suffix = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0, 6);
-			return $"{NodePrefix}-node-{suffix}{node}";
-		}
-	}
+    public EphemeralClusterConfiguration(OpenSearchVersion version, OpenSearchPlugins plugins = null,
+        int numberOfNodes = 1)
+        : this(version, ClusterFeatures.None, plugins, numberOfNodes)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public EphemeralClusterConfiguration(OpenSearchVersion version, ClusterFeatures features,
+        OpenSearchPlugins plugins = null, int numberOfNodes = 1)
+        : base(version, (v, s) => new EphemeralFileSystem(v, s), numberOfNodes, EphemeralClusterName)
+    {
+        Features = features;
+
+        var pluginsList = plugins?.ToList() ?? [];
+        Plugins = new OpenSearchPlugins(pluginsList);
+
+        Add("plugins.security.disabled", (!EnableSsl).ToString());
+        if (EnableSsl) Add("plugins.security.audit.type", "debug");
+    }
+
+    private static string UniqueishSuffix => Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0, 6);
+    private static string EphemeralClusterName => $"ephemeral-cluster-{UniqueishSuffix}";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     The features supported by the cluster
+    /// </summary>
+    public ClusterFeatures Features { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     The collection of plugins to install
+    /// </summary>
+    public OpenSearchPlugins Plugins { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Validates that the plugins to install can be installed on the target OpenSearch version.
+    ///     This can be useful to fail early when subsequent operations are relying on installation
+    ///     succeeding.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ValidatePluginsToInstall { get; } = true;
+
+    public bool EnableSsl => Features.HasFlag(ClusterFeatures.SSL);
+
+    public IList<IClusterComposeTask> AdditionalBeforeNodeStartedTasks { get; } = new List<IClusterComposeTask>();
+
+    public IList<IClusterComposeTask> AdditionalAfterStartedTasks { get; } = new List<IClusterComposeTask>();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Expert level setting, skips all built-in validation tasks for cases where you need to guarantee your call is the
+    ///     first call into the cluster
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool SkipBuiltInAfterStartTasks { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary> Bootstrapping HTTP calls should attempt to auto route traffic through fiddler if its running </summary>
+    public bool HttpFiddlerAware { get; set; }
+
+    protected virtual string NodePrefix => "ephemeral";
+
+    public override string CreateNodeName(int? node)
+    {
+        var suffix = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0, 6);
+        return $"{NodePrefix}-node-{suffix}{node}";
+    }
 }