# Security on index level
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [August 10, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831 "2022-08-10T12:51:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Casper\_Thrane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Casper_Thrane)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831/1 "2022-08-10T12:51:01Z")
Hi
Is it possible to create security on index level, so access to an index is role based controlled, instead of setting security on all documents in an index?
/Casper
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### Author:  [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831/2 "2022-08-10T13:06:22Z")
You mean [document level](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/document-level-security.html) security?
It is possible, but not on the Free Basic license, you need a Platinum or Enterprise License.
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### Author:  [@Casper\_Thrane](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Casper_Thrane)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831/3 "2022-08-10T13:28:56Z")
Thanks for a quick response 🙂
I know I can setup security for each document, going to an index. But is it possible, setup security on index level, for all documents going to an index?
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### Author:  [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831/4 "2022-08-10T14:16:33Z")
It is not clear then what you want to do.
Per default the security works at index level, you create a role and give access to the index, this will allow read/write to the entire index.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-on-index-level/311831/5 "2022-09-07T14:17:32Z")
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