# Can I download and use Shield for Kibana? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [February 16, 2016, 7:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-download-and-use-shield-for-kibana/41849 "2016-02-16T07:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chaitanyap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@chaitanyap](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chaitanyap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 7:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-download-and-use-shield-for-kibana/41849/1 "2016-02-16T07:51:45Z")
Hi All, I have question, Can i directly download the shield and install it for Kibana? or do i need to purchase the licence first and use? I see some offline files are available to install can i use them for my kibana authentication? Thanks, Chaitanya. ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-download-and-use-shield-for-kibana/41849/2 "2016-02-16T08:15:54Z")
You can use Shield during a 30-day evaluation period without having to purchase a license. ---
**Author:** ![chaitanyap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@chaitanyap](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chaitanyap)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-download-and-use-shield-for-kibana/41849/3 "2016-02-16T09:57:27Z")
Thank You, Magnus. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-download-and-use-shield-for-kibana/41849/4 "2017-07-06T13:46:48Z")