# Elasticsearch 8 disable BEGIN SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-disable-begin-security-auto-configuration/299507>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 12, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-disable-begin-security-auto-configuration/299507 "2022-03-12T00:06:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![VamPikmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vampikmin/32/22367_2.png) [@VamPikmin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VamPikmin)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-disable-begin-security-auto-configuration/299507/1 "2022-03-12T00:06:38Z")

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Is there a way to disable this during install? or even have a yes and no option

I'm trying to create an automated install with my own certificates and sometimes during testing I don't want to have user authentication enabled

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![VamPikmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vampikmin/32/22367_2.png) [@VamPikmin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VamPikmin)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-disable-begin-security-auto-configuration/299507/2 "2022-03-12T03:49:17Z")

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This worked, if anyone is wondering

```auto
#----------------------- BEGIN SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION -----------------------
#
# The following settings, TLS certificates, and keys have been automatically
# generated to configure Elasticsearch security features on 12-03-2022 01:30:03
#
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Enable security features
xpack.security.enabled: false
xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: false
xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled: false

```

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**Author:** ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-disable-begin-security-auto-configuration/299507/3 "2022-03-14T07:52:00Z")

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You can also set

```auto
xpack.security.autoconfiguration.enabled: false

```

or simply

```auto
xpack.security.enabled: false

```

_ **BEFORE** _ you start Elasticsearch for the first time, and Elasticsearch will not configure security features.

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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:** [April 11, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-disable-begin-security-auto-configuration/299507/4 "2022-04-11T07:52:32Z")

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