# Need help to setup basic HTTP authentication

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-setup-basic-http-authentication/8259>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 29, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-setup-basic-http-authentication/8259 "2012-06-29T11:10:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick\_Dunn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nick_dunn/32/2315_2.png) [@Nick\_Dunn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nick_Dunn)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-setup-basic-http-authentication/8259/4 "2012-06-30T12:17:49Z")

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I've found the easiest way is to use Apache as a reverse proxy, implement basic auth there. That's because I'm more familiar with Apache than anything else (Java, ES plugins etc).

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