# Giving access to subset of data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/giving-access-to-subset-of-data/131399>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 11, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/giving-access-to-subset-of-data/131399 "2018-05-11T05:55:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![przemolb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@przemolb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/przemolb)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/giving-access-to-subset-of-data/131399/1 "2018-05-11T05:55:42Z")

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Is there any way I can give someone access to subset of data in Elasticsearch ? I mean he/she/some company could search only subset of data stored in database ?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/giving-access-to-subset-of-data/131399/2 "2018-05-11T06:23:15Z")

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Yes, X-Pack supports [document-level security](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/field-and-document-access-control.html) which allows you to set create roles with access only to specific subsets of data in indices. [This blog post](https://www.elastic.co/blog/securing-gdpr-personal-data-with-access-controls) contains some examples.

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**Author:** ![przemolb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@przemolb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/przemolb)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/giving-access-to-subset-of-data/131399/3 "2018-05-11T18:09:14Z")

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Do I have to have X-Pack ? Can I do it without it ?

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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:** [June 8, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/giving-access-to-subset-of-data/131399/4 "2018-06-08T18:09:17Z")

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Closed on June 8, 2018, 6:09pm UTC

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