# Elastic Search 6.3.0 feature x-pack clarification

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 19, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402 "2018-06-19T04:02:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sekhar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Sekhar1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sekhar1)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402/1 "2018-06-19T04:02:13Z")

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Elastic Search 6.3 on wards x-pack is open source telling some blog and other blog still its paid version.

Can you please give me more clarity on elastic search 6.3 release with x-pack.If its free than what are the feature are available and what are the feature not available.Can I use X-pack in production?

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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:** [June 19, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402/2 "2018-06-19T05:32:22Z")

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It did not change from what you had in the previous versions. The "only" things that changed are:

- the code is not private anymore and you can read it or contribute to it
- by default, elasticsearch is bundled with a basic license so you don't have to register anymore on elastic website to get one

More details here: [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

And here [https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/open](https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/open)

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**Author:** ![Sekhar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Sekhar1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sekhar1)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402/3 "2018-06-19T07:05:23Z")

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Thanks for the quick response!

Just one more clarification.

Security features on XPACK come with a paid subscription before ES 6.3. Will Security features of XPACK continue to be a paid subscription with the default distribution of 6.3 ? Is this feature included in the "free features" of XPACK in 6.3 in the default distribution ?

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402/4 "2018-06-19T08:39:55Z")

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If you follow the first link @dadoonet provided, you will see that "Security" is available on Gold license or above (which are paid subscriptions).

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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 17, 2018, 8:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-6-3-0-feature-x-pack-clarification/136402/5 "2018-07-17T08:40:03Z")

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