# ElasticSearch SAML license requirement?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-saml-license-requirement/269257>\
**Category:** Elastic Security\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security, license\
**Created:** [April 5, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-saml-license-requirement/269257 "2021-04-05T18:01:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ehfdub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@ehfdub](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ehfdub)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-saml-license-requirement/269257/1 "2021-04-05T18:01:50Z")

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Hello,

I'm looking to implement SAML single-signon in ELK stack. I've been following this guide [Configuring SAML single-sign-on on the Elastic Stack | Elasticsearch Guide [7.12] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/saml-guide-stack.html). The guide does not mention any license requirement that I see. But I could not get single sign-on to work.

After fiddling around and trying to get it to work, I found this message in the ES LOG ...

`[INFO][o.e.x.s.r.a.s.SamlBaseRestHandler] [node1] The 'saml' realm is not available under the current license`

So I checked here [Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

Can you confirm that "Single sign-on (SAML, OpenID Connect, Kerberos)" is only available in the Platinum and Enterprise versions?

Thanks,  
Ehf

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-saml-license-requirement/269257/2 "2021-04-05T18:46:03Z")

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hi @ehfdub

Yes, that is correct.

**Platinum and above**  
Single sign-on (SAML, OpenID Connect, Kerberos)  
Include 24x7x365 Support  
Critical: 1 hr, L2: 4 hrs, L3: 1 day

**Gold and Above**  
LDAP, PKI3, Active Directory authentication  
Business hrs Support  
Critical: 4 hrs, L2: 1 day, L3: 2 days

**Basic and above**  
Native, File Ream

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**Author:** ![ehfdub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@ehfdub](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ehfdub)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-saml-license-requirement/269257/3 "2021-04-05T20:18:18Z")

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Thanks @stephenb for the clarification

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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:** [May 3, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-saml-license-requirement/269257/4 "2021-05-03T20:19:01Z")

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