# Unable to set up ELK - elastic search and kibana authentication
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 29, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439 "2018-01-29T11:00:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Vigneshprasanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vigneshprasanna)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439/1 "2018-01-29T11:00:49Z")
Hi,
I'm trying to set up ELK in windows, currently I'm done with the installation of ELK, when i try to access
localhost:9200 (Elastic Search)
localhost:5601 (Kibana)
I'm getting a pop up asking for a Authentication request i,e to enter user name and password.
As per my knowledge i didn't set up any authentication.
The installation process was as follows :
1.Downloaded ELK on respective links
2.used windows ex file and run the ES setup
3.kibana - downloaded and unzipped and ran the bat file (have pointed the es url in yml file )
any clue plz
Regards,
Vigneshprasanna R
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439/2 "2018-01-29T11:21:56Z")
Exactly which version did you download (ZIP file? Windows Installer?)?
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### Author:  [@Vigneshprasanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vigneshprasanna)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439/3 "2018-01-29T12:07:14Z")
i downloaded 6.1.2 .MSI file . i came to know that they have sheld installed by default. the problem is that i don't know what is the default username and password.
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439/4 "2018-01-29T12:27:15Z")
[There is no longer a default username and password when you install X-Pack](https://www.elastic.co/blog/default-password-removal-elasticsearch-and-x-pack-6-0), so you should have had to set one during installation, as outlined in [the documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.1/windows.html).
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### Author:  [@Vigneshprasanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vigneshprasanna)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439/5 "2018-01-29T12:35:17Z")
Thanks a lot Christian .... last Is there any way to reset the password inside the folder structure ?? or any other way to overcome the authentication ??
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-up-elk-elastic-search-and-kibana-authentication/117439/6 "2018-02-26T12:35:30Z")
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