# Another free plugin for authentication (like x-pack )

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/another-free-plugin-for-authentication-like-x-pack/105656>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 29, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/another-free-plugin-for-authentication-like-x-pack/105656 "2017-10-29T09:08:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Amin1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Amin1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amin1)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/another-free-plugin-for-authentication-like-x-pack/105656/1 "2017-10-29T09:08:54Z")

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Since x-pack is commercial for more complex scenarios how can I add security (authentication and authorization) to users? I have though of an API Gateway but this will either give full access to ES and Kibana to all authenticated users or not. What I want to achieve, is without using x-pack or another commercial plugin, to have users that can create reports and other users than can see their own reports.

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**Author:** ![askids](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/askids/32/22252_2.png) [@askids](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/askids)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/another-free-plugin-for-authentication-like-x-pack/105656/2 "2017-11-01T01:43:21Z")

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@Amin1 you might want to check out ReadonlyREST.

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**Author:** ![Amin1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Amin1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Amin1)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/another-free-plugin-for-authentication-like-x-pack/105656/3 "2017-11-01T05:45:01Z")

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> [@askids](#):
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> ReadonlyREST

hello  
would you please explain more

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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:** [November 29, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/another-free-plugin-for-authentication-like-x-pack/105656/4 "2017-11-29T05:45:13Z")

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