# Is the X-Pack free for user authentication?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-the-x-pack-free-for-user-authentication/238605>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-the-x-pack-free-for-user-authentication/238605 "2020-06-25T06:35:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![azteker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@azteker](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azteker)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-the-x-pack-free-for-user-authentication/238605/1 "2020-06-25T06:35:08Z")

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I just need a feature to do a user authentication with password for my ELK. Is this feature completely free now?

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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:** [June 25, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-the-x-pack-free-for-user-authentication/238605/2 "2020-06-25T07:18:39Z")

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User authentication and access control is free, yes See [https://www.elastic.co/blog/security-for-elasticsearch-is-now-free](https://www.elastic.co/blog/security-for-elasticsearch-is-now-free) for more info.

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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:** [July 23, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-the-x-pack-free-for-user-authentication/238605/3 "2020-07-23T07:18:46Z")

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