# License information/doubt

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-information-doubt/26581>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [July 30, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-information-doubt/26581 "2015-07-30T16:09:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bluethundr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bluethundr/32/409_2.png) [@bluethundr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bluethundr)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-information-doubt/26581/1 "2015-07-30T16:09:29Z")

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After setting up the elastic shield in cluster I applied license in master node .  
Now to see the license information in master node I typed in the elsaticsearch URL and port 9200

```
curl --user adminuser http://localhost:9200/_licenses
Enter host password for user 'adminuser':
{
  "licenses" : [ {
    "status" : "active",
    "uid" : "LongUUID",
    "type" : "subscription",
    "subscription_type" : "gold",
    "issue_date" : "2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
    "issue_date_in_millis" : 1435190400000,
    "feature" : "shield",
    "expiry_date" : "2016-07-16T23:59:59.999Z",
    "expiry_date_in_millis" : 1468713599999,
    "max_nodes" : 3,
    "issued_to" : "MyCompany Inc",
    "issuer" : "Bob Barker"
  }, {
    "status" : "active",
    "uid" : "aLongUUID",
    "type" : "subscription",
    "subscription_type" : "gold",
    "issue_date" : "2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
    "issue_date_in_millis" : 1435190400000,
    "feature" : "watcher",
    "expiry_date" : "2016-07-16T23:59:59.999Z",
    "expiry_date_in_millis" : 1468713599999,
    "max_nodes" : 3,
    "issued_to" : "MyComanpy, Inc",
    "issuer" : "Bob Barker"
  } ]
}

```

I have not applied the license in other two nodes of the cluster ,but when I try to get the license information for them using URL [http://x.x.xx.xxxx:9200/\_licenses](http://x.x.xx.xxxx:9200/_licenses) and [http://x.x.xx.xxx:9200/\_licenses](http://x.x.xx.xxx:9200/_licenses) I can see the license information there too

So I am not sure if Its fine to just apply the shield license in master server?

I have this confusion because we have installed shield in all the nodes and hence I feel the license should also be applied in all the nodes.

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**Author:** ![skearns](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skearns/32/125945_2.png) [@skearns](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/skearns)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-information-doubt/26581/2 "2015-07-30T16:44:16Z")

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Hi Tim,

You are safe, though I can see how it can be confusing 🙂

The license information is automatically distributed across the cluster, so you only need to add the license to the cluster one time.

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**Author:** ![bluethundr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bluethundr/32/409_2.png) [@bluethundr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bluethundr)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-information-doubt/26581/3 "2015-07-30T17:41:28Z")

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Cool! Thanks for the clarification. 😄

Tim

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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 6, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-information-doubt/26581/4 "2017-07-06T13:48:42Z")

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