Hi @sc_admin_prachi  To cut a long story short - Yes, this is expected in a Splunk Cloud *Trial* environment. With a full production cloud stack you do get public trusted SSL certs (also the HEC is behind a load balancer and on port 443 for a non-trial stack). For more information there is another answer with a similar issue at https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Splunk-Cloud-Trial-HEC-HTTP-SSL-certificate-invalid-How-can-I/m-p/612761 To overcome this you will need to disable SSL validation whilst working with the Splunk Cloud trial.  The only other way I know to overcome this is to speak to Splunk Sales (https://www.splunk.com/en_us/about-splunk/contact-us.html) and let them know that the non-trusted cert on the trial stack is causing issues and see if they can create a proof-of-concept environment for you to work with.  🌟 Did this answer help you? If so, please consider: Adding karma to show it was useful Marking it as the solution if it resolved your issue Commenting if you need any clarification Your feedback encourages the volunteers in this community to continue contributing ... View more