# Active Directory Authentication Basic License

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/active-directory-authentication-basic-license/196187
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 21, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/active-directory-authentication-basic-license/196187 "2019-08-21T19:49:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Lucas\_Davites\_Benici](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lucas_davites_benici/32/48738_2.png) [@Lucas\_Davites\_Benici](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lucas_Davites_Benici)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/active-directory-authentication-basic-license/196187/1 "2019-08-21T19:49:57Z")

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Can I use Active Directory Authentication under Basic License?  
Now I'm using 14days trial.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/active-directory-authentication-basic-license/196187/2 "2019-08-21T19:56:02Z")

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No, Active Directory integration requires a commercial license.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/active-directory-authentication-basic-license/196187/3 "2019-09-18T20:10:07Z")

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