# Setting up admin user credentials for Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-admin-user-credentials-for-kibana/271617>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [April 29, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-admin-user-credentials-for-kibana/271617 "2021-04-29T10:09:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![usman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c67d28/32.png) [@usman1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/usman1)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-admin-user-credentials-for-kibana/271617/1 "2021-04-29T10:09:09Z")

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I am trying to impose basic security on my Elasticstack specifically user authentication for Kibana. I enabled xpack security by adding the following configurations in elasticsearch.yml file:

`xpack.security.enabled: true`

Now my Kibana is stuck in state 'Kibana server is not ready yet' and Elasticsearch is asking for credentials which I have not set anywhere.

Also, the documentation says:

> When you enable Elasticsearch security features, basic authentication is enabled by default. To communicate with the cluster, you must specify a username and password.

My question is, where can I specify this username and password?

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-admin-user-credentials-for-kibana/271617/2 "2021-04-29T10:33:55Z")

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Hi @usman1 ,

I believe the next steps for you are explained here:

- [Create passwords for built-in users](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/security-minimal-setup.html#security-create-builtin-users)

- [Configure Kibana to connect to Elasticsearch with a password](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/security-minimal-setup.html#add-built-in-users)

Best,  
Oleg

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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:** [May 27, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-admin-user-credentials-for-kibana/271617/3 "2021-05-27T10:34:45Z")

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