# Xpack username and password

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 6, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744 "2018-05-06T12:23:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Vijayakumar\_Kannan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijayakumar_kannan/32/34873_2.png) [@Vijayakumar\_Kannan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vijayakumar_Kannan)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744/1 "2018-05-06T12:23:59Z")

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XPACK is mandatory for setting up the elasticsearch with username and password ? Also is it applicable for SSL settings?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744/2 "2018-05-06T12:53:27Z")

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If you want security, then yes use x-pack. It contains security features from the gold license.

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**Author:** ![Vijayakumar\_Kannan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vijayakumar_kannan/32/34873_2.png) [@Vijayakumar\_Kannan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vijayakumar_Kannan)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744/3 "2018-05-06T13:05:27Z")

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thanks for the reply , just checked this url [https://www.elastic.co/blog/doubling-down-on-open](https://www.elastic.co/blog/doubling-down-on-open)

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744/4 "2018-05-06T16:52:51Z")

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Sure but you will still need to ask for a license.

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xpack-username-and-password/130744/5 "2018-06-03T16:52:59Z")

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