# Securing Elasticsearch cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-elasticsearch-cluster/268132>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-elasticsearch-cluster/268132 "2021-03-23T19:00:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ehsan\_kabiri\_33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b77776/32.png) [@ehsan\_kabiri\_33](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ehsan_kabiri_33)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-elasticsearch-cluster/268132/1 "2021-03-23T19:00:46Z")

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We know it is strongly recommended in Linux to disable root user.  
We know it is also recommended to disable root user in Mysql.

I do not know why we can not disable/rename superuser "elastic" in elasticsearch and we can only add password for securing elastic search?

What's the difference?

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-elasticsearch-cluster/268132/2 "2021-03-24T02:44:22Z")

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You can disable the `elastic` user if you want.

From [Built-in users | Elasticsearch Guide [7.12] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.12/built-in-users.html#built-in-user-explanation)

> The built-in users can be disabled individually, using the [disable users API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.12/security-api-disable-user.html).

The question is what value you think you get from doing that, but it is entirely possible.

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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:** [April 21, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/securing-elasticsearch-cluster/268132/3 "2021-04-21T02:45:10Z")

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