# Any Java API for autheticating transport client without shield

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-java-api-for-autheticating-transport-client-without-shield/38152>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 30, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-java-api-for-autheticating-transport-client-without-shield/38152 "2015-12-30T06:10:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Anusha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Anusha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anusha)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-java-api-for-autheticating-transport-client-without-shield/38152/1 "2015-12-30T06:10:19Z")

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Hello Team,

Is there any Java API which provides authentication(username:password) to transport client (not the Shield Plugin)  
?????????????????

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**Author:** ![Lavakush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lavakush](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lavakush)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-java-api-for-autheticating-transport-client-without-shield/38152/2 "2016-07-18T04:43:31Z")

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Hi Anusha,  
Have you got anyway to do achieve above? please let me know.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-java-api-for-autheticating-transport-client-without-shield/38152/3 "2017-07-05T22:34:52Z")

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