# LDAP - Authentication works, Authorization doesn't

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-authentication-works-authorization-doesnt/38332
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [January 4, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-authentication-works-authorization-doesnt/38332 "2016-01-04T16:19:37Z")
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### Author: ![CraigFoote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/craigfoote/32/4571_2.png) [@CraigFoote](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CraigFoote)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-authentication-works-authorization-doesnt/38332/2 "2016-01-04T19:31:21Z")

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This sounds very similar to the issue I'm currently discussing at [Action indices:data/read/mget is unauthorized but privilege listed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/action-indices-data-read-mget-is-unauthorized-but-privilege-listed/37774).

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