*Original comment by @ppf2:* Somewhere in here (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/http-clients.html#_client_libraries_over_http) we should start cross referencing the auth and encryption pages for the new Java REST client, eg. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-rest/current/_basic_authentication.html https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-rest/current/_encrypted_communication.html