# Unable to login to Kibana **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [February 26, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-login-to-kibana/354147 "2024-02-26T19:16:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kirby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mike_kirby/32/125425_2.png) [@Mike\_Kirby](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mike_Kirby)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-login-to-kibana/354147/2 "2024-02-28T16:35:09Z")
After a further investigation I believe the root of my problem stems from the following error when trying to open Elasticsearch in a web browser {"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"security\_exception","reason":"missing authentication credentials for REST request [/]","header":{"WWW-Authenticate":["Basic realm="security" charset="UTF-8"","Bearer realm="security"","ApiKey"]}}],"type":"security\_exception","reason":"missing authentication credentials for REST request [/]","header":{"WWW-Authenticate":["Basic realm="security" charset="UTF-8"","Bearer realm="security"","ApiKey"]}},"status":401} The configuration is a 3 node Elasticsearch cluster. I see no errors in the logs on the Node0 Elasticsearch of the cluster. I have tried to pass the credentials using `curl -X GET "http://localhost:9200" -u elastic:pass123` to no effect. I have tried to create a new user, and reset the credentials as per [reset credentials](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-authentication-credentials-for-rest-request/311338) All to no avail. When I have setup an ELK stack in the past, with a solo Elasticsearch it was not an issue, this is my first cluster setup and I am in need of help. Does anyone have any ideas on where I should look or what I should look for? Thank you for your help, as always it is much appreciated. Mike --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-login-to-kibana/354147)._