# Add authentication to elasticsearch without xpack and reverse proxies
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-authentication-to-elasticsearch-without-xpack-and-reverse-proxies/174241
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 28, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-authentication-to-elasticsearch-without-xpack-and-reverse-proxies/174241 "2019-03-28T06:09:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@MKU](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MKU)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-authentication-to-elasticsearch-without-xpack-and-reverse-proxies/174241/1 "2019-03-28T06:09:37Z")
Hi,
I am looking for a way to add authentication to elasticsearch without xpack and reverse proxies, is there any way to do this.
Do i need to look into any file in particular.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-authentication-to-elasticsearch-without-xpack-and-reverse-proxies/174241/2 "2019-03-28T07:54:24Z")
You asked for the same question at [Add SSO(single sign on) to elasticsearch without xpack and reverse proxies](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-sso-single-sign-on-to-elasticsearch-without-xpack-and-reverse-proxies/173911).
Let's keep the discussion in one single place.
I'm closing this thread.
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-authentication-to-elasticsearch-without-xpack-and-reverse-proxies/174241/3 "2019-03-28T07:54:28Z")