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Native User Authentication
editNative User Authentication
editThe easiest way to manage and authenticate users is with the internal native
realm. You can use the REST APIs or Kibana to add and remove users, assign user roles, and
manage user passwords.
Configuring a Native Realm
editThe native realm is added to the realm chain by default. You don’t need to explicitly configure a native realm to manage users through the REST APIs.
When you configure realms in elasticsearch.yml
, only the
realms you specify are used for authentication. To use the
native
realm as a fallback, you must include it in the realm chain.
You can, however, configure options for the native
realm in the
xpack.security.authc.realms
namespace in elasticsearch.yml
. Explicitly
configuring a native realm enables you to set the order in which it appears in
the realm chain, temporary disable the realm, and control its cache options.
To configure a native realm:
-
Add a realm configuration of type
native
toelasticsearch.yml
under thexpack.security.authc.realms
namespace. At a minimum, you must set the realmtype
tonative
. If you are configuring multiple realms, you should also explicitly set theorder
attribute. See Native Realm Settings for all of the options you can set for thenative
realm.For example, the following snippet shows a
native
realm configuration that sets theorder
to zero so the realm is checked first:xpack: security: authc: realms: native1: type: native order: 0
- Restart Elasticsearch.
Native Realm Settings
editManaging Native Users
editX-Pack security enables you to easily manage users in Kibana on the Management / Security / Users page.
Alternatively, you can manage users through the user
API. For more
information and examples, see User Management APIs.
To migrate file-based users to the native
realm, use the
migrate tool.