# org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchSecurityException: current license is non-compliant for \[security\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearchsecurityexception-current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/138035>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearchsecurityexception-current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/138035 "2018-06-29T20:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![rajsolanki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rajsolanki/32/86859_2.png) [@rajsolanki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajsolanki)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearchsecurityexception-current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/138035/1 "2018-06-29T20:39:23Z")

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My understanding is that with ES 6.3 Security x-pack is opensource and you can start using security x-pack with no license restriction. is that correct ? if so then i m getting following error

[2018-06-29T14:55:29,609][DEBUG][r.suppressed] path: /\_xpack/security/role\_mapping, params: {}  
org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchSecurityException: current license is non-compliant for [security]  
at org.elasticsearch.license.LicenseUtils.newComplianceException(LicenseUtils.java:23) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.rest.action.SecurityBaseRestHandler.checkFeatureAvailable(SecurityBaseRestHandler.java:68) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.rest.action.SecurityBaseRestHandler.prepareRequest(SecurityBaseRestHandler.java:48)

Any pointers ?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearchsecurityexception-current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/138035/2 "2018-06-29T20:55:15Z")

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While the code for X-Pack is available in a public repository, [we do not claim that it is "Open Source"](https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/open). Security remains [a commercial feature](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions).

The default distribution of Elasticsearch includes all of X-Pack, but the default license is "basic" which does not include security.

You can activate a free trial of the commercial features via Kibana (Management -\> License) or via [the API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.3/license-management.html).

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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 27, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearchsecurityexception-current-license-is-non-compliant-for-security/138035/3 "2018-07-27T20:55:19Z")

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