# Current license is non-compliant for \[security\]
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 25, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272 "2018-06-25T14:05:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@stevizik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stevizik)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272/1 "2018-06-25T14:05:51Z")
Hi all,
i have a test Elasticsearch/Kibana installation and on Console giving the command _cluster/health_ returns the following
```
{
"error": {
"root_cause": [
{
"type": "security_exception",
"reason": "current license is non-compliant for [security]",
"license.expired.feature": "security"
}
],
"type": "security_exception",
"reason": "current license is non-compliant for [security]",
"license.expired.feature": "security"
},
"status": 403
}
```
I have searched on forums and the most obvious answer is that the license of Xpack is expired. Is it possible to disable Xpack ?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272/2 "2018-06-25T19:36:37Z")
Hi Stefanos,
You can [explicitly disable X-Pack security](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/installing-xpack.html#xpack-enabling) if you wish to do so.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272/3 "2018-06-25T22:34:19Z")
If it's expired then just apply a free Basic license. That'll disable security and still give you access to Monitoring etc.
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### Author:  [@stevizik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stevizik)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272/4 "2018-07-04T07:54:45Z")
Just inserted the
xpack.security.enabled: false
in elasticsearch.yml and cluster/health doesn't report any error. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/137272/5 "2018-08-01T07:54:49Z")
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