# Basic Authentication in ES

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-authentication-in-es/228119>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-authentication-in-es/228119 "2020-04-15T12:31:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Shubham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shubham/32/62276_2.png) [@Shubham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shubham)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-authentication-in-es/228119/1 "2020-04-15T12:31:10Z")

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Is there any way around to implement basic authentication with username and password that will be used while calling ES endpoint?

I can't use x-pack feature as I am not using licensed version and using 5.3 version of ES. Although in 7+ version this is available without x-pack also but I want to avoid upgradation as of now.

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**Author:** ![aravindputrevu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aravindputrevu/32/24816_2.png) [@aravindputrevu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aravindputrevu)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-authentication-in-es/228119/2 "2020-04-15T12:51:58Z")

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There is no easy way other than upgrade to the latest version.

Anyway, 5.6.3 is already [end of life](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol).

> 5.3.x 2018-09-28 5.4.0

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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:** [May 13, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-authentication-in-es/228119/3 "2020-05-13T12:52:01Z")

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