# How to enable the security option on kibana under management
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750 "2018-12-06T15:07:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@karthick\_tgi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthick_tgi)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/1 "2018-12-06T15:07:11Z")
Hi Team,
I am using version details as ., **ElasticSearch - 6.4.2 and Kibana - 6.4.2**
Unable to see the **security option** on **kibana under management** which allows us to **create users and roles**
How is possible to enable such a security options user/role?
I would tried and refer the links below.,
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/configuring-security.html.,](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/configuring-security.html.,)
[https://www.elastic.co/downloads/x-pack](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/x-pack)
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/installing-xpack.html#xpack-package-installation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/6.2/installing-xpack.html#xpack-package-installation)
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/2 "2018-12-06T15:10:35Z")
What [license](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/get-license.html) have you got? [Security does require a commercial or trial license](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions), so will not be available if you are using the Basic license.
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### Author:  [@karthick\_tgi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthick_tgi)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/3 "2018-12-07T05:16:13Z")
Thanks @Christian_Dahlqvist for your reply.,
Is there any other way to enable the security options for trail license?
because i am just checking my security is enable or not in kibana.
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/4 "2018-12-07T09:52:41Z")
If you have a trial license, security is enabled and you should see the relevant screens in Kibana. Look at the get license API I linked to and verify exactly which license you have got.
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### Author:  [@karthick\_tgi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthick_tgi)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/5 "2018-12-07T12:23:03Z")
Thank so much @Christian_Dahlqvist for your reply.,
This my license details :
"license": {
"status": "active",
"uid": "fc04a61b-90fd-415e-925b-29589934715a",
"type": "trial",
"issue\_date": "2018-12-06T11:33:55.077Z",
"issue\_date\_in\_millis": 1544096035077,
"expiry\_date": "2019-01-05T11:33:55.077Z",
"expiry\_date\_in\_millis": 1546688035077,
"max\_nodes": 1000,
"issued\_to": "giggso",
"issuer": "elasticsearch",
"start\_date\_in\_millis": -1
}
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/6 "2018-12-07T12:24:50Z")
That looks good. Can you share your Elasticsearch and Kibana config?
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### Author:  [@karthick\_tgi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/karthick_tgi)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/7 "2018-12-07T12:32:25Z")
@Christian_Dahlqvist are you asking my Elasticsearch and Kibana yml file?
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### Author:  [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/8 "2018-12-11T05:47:48Z")
You are probably looking for this documentation:
- [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.4/security-getting-started.html#security-getting-started](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.4/security-getting-started.html#security-getting-started)
It sounds like you've already done the first part _"Install a trial license"_ and need to follow [Enable security in Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.4/get-started-enable-security.html).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-enable-the-security-option-on-kibana-under-management/159750/9 "2019-01-08T05:47:53Z")
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