# LDAP user authentication **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 13, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-user-authentication/347000 "2023-11-13T10:38:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Manal\_A](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/manal_a/32/123992_2.png) [@Manal\_A](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Manal_A)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-user-authentication/347000/1 "2023-11-13T10:38:33Z")
Hello, I want to configure LDAP. Should the configuration be done at the Kibana level or the Elasticsearch level? And for the flow openings, should I create openings between LDAP and Kibana or LDAP and Elasticsearch? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![sholzhauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sholzhauer/32/110282_2.png) [@sholzhauer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sholzhauer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-user-authentication/347000/2 "2023-11-13T12:58:31Z")
Hi, You are looking for the `xpack.security.authc.*` properties within the elasticsearch yaml. Elasticsearch is where you define the authentication etc. However there is some corresponding config required on Kibana to make the user interface work. [The documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-settings.html#realm-settings) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-user-authentication/347000/3 "2023-12-11T12:58:44Z")
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