# Which version did the rbac security become free?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167 "2020-06-23T01:04:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jerry\_Hoffmeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jerry\_Hoffmeister](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jerry_Hoffmeister)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167/1 "2020-06-23T01:04:13Z")

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Which version did the core security stuff become part of the basic / free subscription?

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**Author:** ![NerdSec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nerdsec/32/22056_2.png) [@NerdSec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NerdSec)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167/2 "2020-06-23T01:36:59Z")

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Elastic 6.8 and 7.x!

> **[Security for Elasticsearch is now free](https://www.elastic.co/blog/security-for-elasticsearch-is-now-free)**
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> We are thrilled to announce that the core security features of the Elastic Stack -- like TLS encryption, RBAC, and both file and native authentication -- are now free.

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**Author:** ![Jerry\_Hoffmeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jerry\_Hoffmeister](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jerry_Hoffmeister)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167/3 "2020-06-23T01:52:06Z")

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Ah, so if I want to run 6.4.2 with security, I need a gold subscription at least?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167/4 "2020-06-23T01:56:06Z")

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For that version, yes.

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**Author:** ![Jerry\_Hoffmeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jerry\_Hoffmeister](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jerry_Hoffmeister)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167/5 "2020-06-23T03:08:56Z")

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Thanks!

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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:** [July 21, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-version-did-the-rbac-security-become-free/238167/6 "2020-07-21T03:08:57Z")

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