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[role="xpack"]
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[[setting-up-authentication]]
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== User authentication
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Authentication identifies an individual. To gain access to restricted resources,
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a user must prove their identity, via passwords, credentials, or some other
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means (typically referred to as authentication tokens).
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The {stack} authenticates users by identifying the users behind the requests
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that hit the cluster and verifying that they are who they claim to be. The
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authentication process is handled by one or more authentication services called
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<<realms,_realms_>>.
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You can use the native support for managing and authenticating users, or
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integrate with external user management systems such as LDAP and Active
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Directory.
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The {stack-security-features} provide built-in realms such as `native`,`ldap`,
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`active_directory`, `pki`, `file`, and `saml`. If none of the built-in realms
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meet your needs, you can also build your own custom realm and plug it into the
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{stack}.
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When {security-features} are enabled, depending on the realms you've configured,
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you must attach your user credentials to the requests sent to {es}. For example,
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when using realms that support usernames and passwords you can simply attach
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{wikipedia}/Basic_access_authentication[basic auth] header to the requests.
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