# ERROR in latest version of kibana configuration: {"message":"\[config validation of \[xpack.security\].http\]: definition for this key is missing"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832 "2022-07-17T20:01:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![huzaifa224](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/huzaifa224/32/105868_2.png) [@huzaifa224](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/huzaifa224)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832/1 "2022-07-17T20:01:34Z")

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I have install latest version of kibana in my Ubuntu 20.04. But while i start the kibana it get stops after few seconds. I got this in kibana logs "error":{"message":"[config validation of [xpack.security].http]: definition for this key is missing"

Here is my kibana configuration file.

"server.port: 5601

server.host: 0.0.0.0

elasticsearch.hosts: ["[http://x.x.x.x:9200](http://x.x.x.x:9200)"]  
elasticsearch.username: "elastic"  
elasticsearch.password: "LXNnOukXUzgahppmFVK"

logging:  
appenders:  
file:  
type: file  
fileName: /var/log/kibana/kibana.log  
layout:  
type: json  
root:  
appenders:  
- default  
- file

pid.file: /run/kibana/kibana.pid"

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832/2 "2022-07-23T17:50:27Z")

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hello, is that the full kibana.yml file?

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**Author:** ![huzaifa224](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/huzaifa224/32/105868_2.png) [@huzaifa224](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/huzaifa224)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832/3 "2022-07-24T06:40:19Z")

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Yes, its a full config file of kibana.

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832/4 "2022-08-12T19:57:36Z")

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How did you install it? From a package or run from source? If you run it from source you need to specify what yml file to use.

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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:** [September 9, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-in-latest-version-of-kibana-configuration-message-config-validation-of-xpack-security-http-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/309832/5 "2022-09-09T19:57:41Z")

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