# Pls i try securing my elk stack and after everything am getting this error, pls advice with clear solution thank you. elk 7.6.1 version
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [March 25, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990 "2020-03-25T13:19:48Z")
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### Author:  [@dessy53](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dessy53)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/1 "2020-03-25T13:19:48Z")
[root@elk1 elasticsearch]# curl [http://192.168.40.131:9200/\_cat/nodes?v](http://192.168.40.131:9200/_cat/nodes?v) -u elastic -k
Enter host password for user 'elastic':
{"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"security\_exception","reason":"failed to authenticate user [elastic]","header":{"WWW-Authenticate":"Basic realm="security" charset="UTF-8""}}],"type":"security\_exception","reason":"failed to authenticate user [elastic]","header":{"WWW-Authenticate":"Basic realm="security" charset="UTF-8""}},"status":401}[root@elk1 elasticsearch]#
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### Author:  [@Chris\_Owens](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chris_Owens)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/2 "2020-03-25T13:32:56Z")
Hello! Welcome to the community! This space is actually for our Elastic Endpoint Security product, I will move your issue to the Elasticsearch community. You will get better response there.
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### Author:  [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/3 "2020-03-25T13:39:57Z")
> pls advice with clear solution
Hi, it would be very hard for anyone to reply with a "clear solution" when you share so little on your side.
Please take the time to actually describe your issue, what you have done already, what is your configuration, what are the errors in the logs etc.
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### Author:  [@dessy53](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dessy53)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/4 "2020-03-25T14:32:18Z")
thanks
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/5 "2020-03-25T15:10:15Z")
A guess is that you entered the wrong password?
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### Author:  [@dessy53](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dessy53)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/6 "2020-03-28T18:04:58Z")
Acknowledged, thank you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pls-i-try-securing-my-elk-stack-and-after-everything-am-getting-this-error-pls-advice-with-clear-solution-thank-you-elk-7-6-1-version/224990/7 "2020-04-25T18:04:58Z")
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