# Security without x-pack (on windows)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-without-x-pack-on-windows/131161>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 9, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-without-x-pack-on-windows/131161 "2018-05-09T10:44:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![CCCowboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@CCCowboy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CCCowboy)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-without-x-pack-on-windows/131161/1 "2018-05-09T10:44:52Z")

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Hi,

I am going to set up a 6.2 ES cluster spanning over three data centers in a Windows environment. I am concerned about the security.  
I know how to use IIS to set up https between the clients and the cluster. But is there a way to:

- secure the internal node to node synchronisation without x-pack, and
- limit the access to the data to a few AD users/groups (without having to write passwords in config files?) without x-pack?

Kind regards

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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:** [June 6, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-without-x-pack-on-windows/131161/2 "2018-06-06T10:44:57Z")

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Closed on June 6, 2018, 10:44am UTC

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