kibana/docs/security/index.asciidoc

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[role="xpack"]
[[xpack-security]]
== Security
{xpack} security enables you to easily secure a cluster. With security, you can
password-protect your data as well as implement more advanced security measures
such as encrypting communications, role-based access control, IP filtering, and
auditing. For more information, see
{xpack-ref}/xpack-security.html[Securing {es} and {kib}] and
<<using-kibana-with-security,Configuring Security in {kib}>>.
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=== Users
You can create and manage users on the *Management* / *Security* / *Users* page.
You can also change their passwords and roles. For more information about
authentication and built-in users, see
{xpack-ref}/setting-up-authentication.html[Setting Up User Authentication].
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=== Roles
You can manage roles on the *Management* / *Security* / *Roles* page. For more
information, see
{xpack-ref}/authorization.html[Configuring Role-based Access Control].