---
title: "Secure Calico component communications"
description: "Secure communications for Calico components."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.21"
section: "Operations"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/"
---

# Secure Calico component communications

## [📄️Configure encryption and authentication to secure Calico Enterprise components](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/crypto-auth.md)

[Enable TLS authentication and encryption for various Calico Enterprise components.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/crypto-auth.md)

## [📄️Secure Calico Enterprise Prometheus endpoints](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/secure-metrics.md)

[Limit access to Calico Enterprise metric endpoints using network policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/secure-metrics.md)

## [📄️Secure BGP sessions](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/secure-bgp.md)

[Configure BGP passwords to prevent attackers from injecting false routing information.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/secure-bgp.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for Calico Enterprise Manager](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/manager-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificates to secure access to Calico Enterprise Manager user interface.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/manager-tls.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for log storage](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/log-storage-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificate to secure access to log storage.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/log-storage-tls.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for Linseed APIs](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/linseed-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificate to secure access to Linseed APIs.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/linseed-tls.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for the API server](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/apiserver-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificates to secure access to the Calico Enterprise API server.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/apiserver-tls.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for Typha and Node](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/typha-node-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificates to secure communications between if you are using Typha to scale your deployment.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/typha-node-tls.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for compliance](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/compliance-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificate to secure access to compliance.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/compliance-tls.md)

## [📄️Provide TLS certificates for PacketCapture APIs](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/packetcapture-tls.md)

[Add TLS certificate to secure access to PacketCapture APIs.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/packetcapture-tls.md)

## [📄️Manage TLS certificates used by Calico Enterprise](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/certificate-management.md)

[Control the issuer of certificates used by Calico Enterprise.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/operations/comms/certificate-management.md)