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[[security-api-authenticate]]
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=== Authenticate API
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The Authenticate API enables you to submit a request with a basic auth header to
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authenticate a user and retrieve information about the authenticated user.
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Returns a 401 status code if the user cannot be authenticated.
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To authenticate a user, submit a GET request to the `_xpack/security/_authenticate` endpoint:
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[source,js]
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GET _xpack/security/_authenticate
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// CONSOLE
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A successful call returns a JSON structure that shows what roles are assigned
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to the user as well as any assigned metadata.
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[source,js]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"username": "rdeniro",
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"roles": [
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"admin",
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"kibana4"
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],
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"metadata" : {
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"employee_id": "8675309"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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