diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/node-certificates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/node-certificates.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/node-certificates.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/node-certificates.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc
similarity index 84%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc
index 09cb118f68466..6b919e065c631 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ information, see <<security-settings>>.
 For more information about encrypting communications across the Elastic Stack,
 see {xpack-ref}/encrypting-communications.html[Encrypting Communications].
 
-:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/node-certificates.asciidoc
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/node-certificates.asciidoc
 include::node-certificates.asciidoc[]
 
-:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-transport.asciidoc
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-transport.asciidoc
 include::tls-transport.asciidoc[]
 
-:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-http.asciidoc
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-http.asciidoc
 include::tls-http.asciidoc[]
 
-:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ad.asciidoc
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-ad.asciidoc
 include::tls-ad.asciidoc[]
 
-:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
 include::tls-ldap.asciidoc[]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc
similarity index 94%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc
index 887d4701d78e8..e911ad529c418 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ transport.profiles.client.bind_host: 1.1.1.1 <2>
 <2> The bind address for the network used for client communication
 
 If separate networks are not available, then
-{xpack-ref}/ip-filtering.html[IP Filtering] can
+{stack-ov}/ip-filtering.html[IP Filtering] can
 be enabled to limit access to the profiles.
 
 When using SSL for transport, a different set of certificates can also be used
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ transport.profiles.client.xpack.security.ssl.client_authentication: none
 This setting keeps certificate authentication active for node-to-node traffic,
 but removes the requirement to distribute a signed certificate to transport
 clients. For more information, see
-{xpack-ref}/java-clients.html#transport-client[Configuring the Transport Client to work with a Secured Cluster].
+{stack-ov}/java-clients.html#transport-client[Configuring the Transport Client to work with a Secured Cluster].
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ad.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-ad.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ad.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-ad.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-http.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-http.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-http.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-http.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-transport.asciidoc b/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-transport.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-transport.asciidoc
rename to docs/reference/security/securing-communications/tls-transport.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/configuring-es.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/security/configuring-es.asciidoc
index 5fd9ed610cb3e..7bdfbef08deb5 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/configuring-es.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/security/configuring-es.asciidoc
@@ -136,10 +136,15 @@ By default, events are logged to a dedicated `elasticsearch-access.log` file in
 easier analysis and control what events are logged. 
 --
 
-include::securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc[]
-include::securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc[]
-include::securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc[]
-include::securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc
+include::{es-repo-dir}/security/securing-communications/securing-elasticsearch.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
+include::{es-repo-dir}/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc
+include::{es-repo-dir}/security/securing-communications/enabling-cipher-suites.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc
+include::{es-repo-dir}/security/securing-communications/separating-node-client-traffic.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url:
 include::authentication/configuring-active-directory-realm.asciidoc[]
 include::authentication/configuring-file-realm.asciidoc[]
 include::authentication/configuring-ldap-realm.asciidoc[]
@@ -148,6 +153,9 @@ include::authentication/configuring-pki-realm.asciidoc[]
 include::authentication/configuring-saml-realm.asciidoc[]
 :edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/configuring-kerberos-realm.asciidoc
 include::authentication/configuring-kerberos-realm.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: 
 include::fips-140-compliance.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/settings/security-settings.asciidoc
 include::{es-repo-dir}/settings/security-settings.asciidoc[]
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/settings/audit-settings.asciidoc
 include::{es-repo-dir}/settings/audit-settings.asciidoc[]
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications.asciidoc
index 11f6b3dc5616e..84f3b0bc27ac6 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications.asciidoc
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ This section shows how to:
 The authentication of new nodes helps prevent a rogue node from joining the
 cluster and receiving data through replication.
 
-:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc
-include::securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc[]
-
-//TO-DO: These sections can be removed when all links to them are removed.
+:edit_url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/edit/{branch}/docs/reference/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc
+include::{es-repo-dir}/security/securing-communications/setting-up-ssl.asciidoc[]
 
 [[ciphers]]
 === Enabling cipher suites for stronger encryption