# X-pack security Native authentication is free?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-native-authentication-is-free/101000>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 19, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-native-authentication-is-free/101000 "2017-09-19T09:29:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Varun\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/57b2e6/32.png) [@Varun\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Varun_Patel)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-native-authentication-is-free/101000/1 "2017-09-19T09:29:57Z")

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I have install x-pack and just want to use authentication security feature for kibana and elasticsearch. What feature of x-pack are free?

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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:** [September 19, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-native-authentication-is-free/101000/2 "2017-09-19T09:33:03Z")

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Monitoring is free, you just register for a license and you get access.

Security is a paid feature, you can see more here [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

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**Author:** ![Varun\_Patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/57b2e6/32.png) [@Varun\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Varun_Patel)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-native-authentication-is-free/101000/3 "2017-09-19T09:36:20Z")

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Thanks warkolm

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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:** [October 17, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-native-authentication-is-free/101000/4 "2017-10-17T09:36:33Z")

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