# Free kibana index security?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 25, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995 "2018-08-25T00:49:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![rdesanno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rdesanno/32/13607_2.png) [@rdesanno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rdesanno)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995/1 "2018-08-25T00:49:19Z")

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We don't subscribe to x-pack and was wondering if there is a way to secure kibana down, by index, using the basic, or free version of x-pack that comes with 6.3?

I have a reverse proxy set up now using htpass for basic auth but that's all or nothing access to kibana and not really the best solution. Is there a built in tool to lock it down even further without having to make multiple kibana endpoints?

For example, I dont mind some people looking at filebeat data but the auditbeat index should be off limits to all but a handful.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995/2 "2018-08-27T00:40:05Z")

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> [@rdesanno](#):
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> We don't subscribe to x-pack and was wondering if there is a way to secure kibana down, by index, using the basic, or free version of x-pack that comes with 6.3?

Not on the Basic license sorry to say.

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**Author:** ![rdesanno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rdesanno/32/13607_2.png) [@rdesanno](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rdesanno)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995/3 "2018-08-27T13:55:00Z")

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Bummer and thought as much but figured i’d ask.

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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 24, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/free-kibana-index-security/145995/4 "2018-09-24T13:55:07Z")

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