# Elasticsearch xpack security using basic license
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 9, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594 "2020-10-09T16:04:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@ksaha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksaha)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/1 "2020-10-09T16:04:11Z")
Hi Team,
Can we use Elasticsearch xpack security for multinode Elasticsearch cluster using Basic License?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@kavierkoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kavierkoo)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/2 "2020-10-09T16:10:18Z")
You can find detailed information [here](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)
> **[Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)**
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### Author:  [@ksaha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksaha)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/3 "2020-10-09T16:29:37Z")
Thanks @kavierkoo for your reply.
I checked [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions), some features are available under Elastic Stack Security for basic license. I have one doubt, are those features available for both single node & multinode Elasticsearch cluster?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@kavierkoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kavierkoo)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/4 "2020-10-09T16:41:11Z")
Specifically what features are you referring to?
I am not too sure about will the number of nodes affect anything,
but I have tried single node and 3-nodes cluster on my own with basic license.
So far they behave the same.
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### Author:  [@ksaha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksaha)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/5 "2020-10-09T17:22:50Z")
Thanks @kavierkoo.
Actually I worked on a single node Elasticsearch cluster, there I enabled xpack security using basic license.
Now I added one extra data node in my existing Elasticsearch cluster, That's why I'm thinking whether I can use xpack security now also for multinode Elasticsearch cluster using basic license.
Can you please do one help, can you share the resources you followed for your 3-node cluster to enable xpack security?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@kavierkoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kavierkoo)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/6 "2020-10-09T17:24:23Z")
> **[Configuring SSL, TLS, and HTTPS to secure Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and...](https://www.elastic.co/blog/configuring-ssl-tls-and-https-to-secure-elasticsearch-kibana-beats-and-logstash)**
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> Feeling insecure about your Elastic Stack security? Run through these step-by-step instructions for setting up TLS encryption and https on Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats to shore up your stack's defenses. Highly recommended for end-to-end...
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### Author:  [@ksaha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ksaha)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/7 "2020-10-09T17:27:04Z")
Thanks a lot @kavierkoo.
I will go through this blog and try to implement.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-xpack-security-using-basic-license/251594/8 "2020-11-06T17:27:10Z")
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