# FATAL Error: \[config validation of \[xpack.security\].enabled\]: definition for this key is missing

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-config-validation-of-xpack-security-enabled-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/300396>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security, docker\
**Created:** [March 23, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-config-validation-of-xpack-security-enabled-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/300396 "2022-03-23T00:19:33Z")\
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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:** [March 23, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fatal-error-config-validation-of-xpack-security-enabled-definition-for-this-key-is-missing/300396/2 "2022-03-23T03:07:47Z")

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The `xpack.security.enabled` setting no longer exists in Kibana 8

Security is enabled by default, so you should simply remove that setting from your `kibana.yml`

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