# Secure Kibana access **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [November 24, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-kibana-access/109008 "2017-11-24T10:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crapoulou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@crapoulou](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/crapoulou)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-kibana-access/109008/1 "2017-11-24T10:16:53Z")
Hello, I'm trying to secure Kibana access according to the company's restrictions. The best authentication is to habilitate users and admin users from LDAP server. The company did not accept to buy X-pack solution (Shield). The only thing I have today is a basic .htpasswd (Nginx) file but the drawbacks of this solution are : - No control on password complexity and regular changes - New account for the user - Admin have to manage accounts, passwords Do you have any solution to set it in place ? Kibana gets sensitive information and users must be authenticated ! Many thanks for your help. Regards, Crapoulou. ---
**Author:** ![ppisljar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ppisljar/32/11588_2.png) [@ppisljar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppisljar)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-kibana-access/109008/2 "2017-11-24T10:32:00Z")
Our solution toward security is only part of x-pack. I guess there are 3rd party open source solutions , but i am really not familiar with any of them. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/secure-kibana-access/109008/3 "2017-12-22T10:32:07Z")
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