# Basic License - Features

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-license-features/143466>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 8, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-license-features/143466 "2018-08-08T09:26:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vishnuduttpv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@vishnuduttpv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishnuduttpv)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-license-features/143466/1 "2018-08-08T09:26:51Z")

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Hi,  
I was using the trial version for the last couple of days. I had elk authentication and all the features was enabled in the trial.  
After the Trial expiry I went for a basic license. At the time of licensing ,it was prompted like , applying the basic license will remove some of the features including authentication.  
I had some of my test clients in remote locations pushing data to the ELK and I was using the elastic search authentication.  
So whether applying the basic license will remove the authentication?  
Please advice!  
Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-license-features/143466/2 "2018-08-08T09:41:51Z")

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See [Subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) about the different features available.

The default distribution of Elasticsearch includes all of X-Pack, but the default license is "basic".

Basic does not contains Security as per the above link.

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**Author:** ![vishnuduttpv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@vishnuduttpv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vishnuduttpv)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-license-features/143466/3 "2018-08-08T09:47:37Z")

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Thanks @dadoonet

I am currently using ES 6.2 .So I was in need of licensing.

Thanks for the response!

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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 5, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-license-features/143466/4 "2018-09-05T09:47:44Z")

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