# Latest

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## [Optional: Client authentication Failed](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/optional-client-authentication-failed/226)

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**Author:** [@miao.work2010](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/miao.work2010)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/optional-client-authentication-failed/226 "2017-02-22T19:39:35Z")

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I read the document: https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-ssl-docs/blob/master/quickstart.md, and I set up a test environment on my own mac, but try "Optional: Client authentication” failed, I need your help. ES…

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## [Update to kibana 8.17.8 needed for CVE-2025-2135](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/update-to-kibana-8-17-8-needed-for-cve-2025-2135/4595)

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**Author:** [@fbacchella](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/fbacchella)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/update-to-kibana-8-17-8-needed-for-cve-2025-2135/4595 "2025-06-30T15:03:00Z")

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Elasticsearch version: 8.17.6 Kibana version (if relevant): 8.17.6 Describe the issue: Elastic issued an important security alert Kibana 7.17.29, 8.17.8, 8.18.3, 9.0.3 Security Update (ESA-2025-09) - Security Announ…

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## [Help with SearchGuard and OpenSearch compatibility matrix](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/help-with-searchguard-and-opensearch-compatibility-matrix/4594)

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**Author:** [@nishant78](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/nishant78)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/help-with-searchguard-and-opensearch-compatibility-matrix/4594 "2025-06-27T12:09:21Z")

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Hi all, I am working on integrating SearchGuard with AWS managed OpenSearch, but I am not able to find any compatibility matrix to understand what all version of OpenSearch are supported by SearchGuard and also in futur…

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## [Question Regarding Role-Based Access Control with Nested Groups in Active Directory](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/question-regarding-role-based-access-control-with-nested-groups-in-active-directory/4588)

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**Author:** [@Daisy](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Daisy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/question-regarding-role-based-access-control-with-nested-groups-in-active-directory/4588 "2025-05-30T10:06:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m currently setting up Search Guard for a small cluster (3-node Elasticsearch 8.11.1) and integrating it with our corporate Active Directory for authentication and authorization. So far, basic LDAP integr…

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## [Update to kibana 8.17.6 needed for a CVE](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/update-to-kibana-8-17-6-needed-for-a-cve/4585)

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**Author:** [@fbacchella](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/fbacchella)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/update-to-kibana-8-17-6-needed-for-a-cve/4585 "2025-05-20T19:22:56Z")

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Elasticsearch version: 8.17.5 Kibana version (if relevant): 8.17.5 Describe the issue: The CVE NVD - CVE-2025-25014 needs an update to 8.17.6. Is that upgrade scheduled ? It’s not marked as available at https://doc…

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## [Using generated (wildcard) certs, e.g DNSimple](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/using-generated-wildcard-certs-e-g-dnsimple/1134)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Newman](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Richard_Newman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/using-generated-wildcard-certs-e-g-dnsimple/1134 "2025-05-15T12:32:12Z")

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Hi, The setup guide is great to get you started. Using the demo certs and then creating self-signed certs has been straight forward. We’d now like to use certs signed by our CA (Comodo) and provided by DNSimple. They p…

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## [Elasticsearch JWE Errors after enabling Auth Tokens - Way to suppress?](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/elasticsearch-jwe-errors-after-enabling-auth-tokens-way-to-suppress/4573)

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**Author:** [@novaksam](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/novaksam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/elasticsearch-jwe-errors-after-enabling-auth-tokens-way-to-suppress/4573 "2025-03-12T17:50:15Z")

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If you think it is a bug report or you have a technical issue, please answer the following questions. Elasticsearch version: 8.16.1 Kibana version (if relevant): 8.16.1 Browser version (if relevant): FF - 135.0.01 De…

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## [CVE-2025-25012 needs Kibana 8.17.3](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/cve-2025-25012-needs-kibana-8-17-3/4574)

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**Author:** [@fbacchella](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/fbacchella)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/cve-2025-25012-needs-kibana-8-17-3/4574 "2025-03-07T05:47:18Z")

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Is there an official release about this high level CVE ? It implies integration, that are not good friends with Search Guard any way. Does it make worse or does SG is protected ?

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## [Support for Elasticsearch 7.17.27](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-27/4572)

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**Author:** [@akhileshbhatia](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/akhileshbhatia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-27/4572 "2025-02-14T10:14:49Z")

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Hi everyone, is there a ETA for the release of support for ES 7.17.27? Asking for search guard classic and not FLX

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## [Signals watch are skipping](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/signals-watch-are-skipping/2476)

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**Author:** [@Raj.Jikadra](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Raj.Jikadra)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/signals-watch-are-skipping/2476 "2025-01-28T05:52:56Z")

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Elasticsearch version: 8.7.1 Server OS version: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Describe the issue: Sometimes Signals watch are skipping, and there are no error log or any logs for that skip. It only logs when watch starts it run and…

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## [Discover not possible anymore with multi tenancy and readonly users](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/discover-not-possible-anymore-with-multi-tenancy-and-readonly-users/4549)

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**Author:** [@mcarlin](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/mcarlin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/discover-not-possible-anymore-with-multi-tenancy-and-readonly-users/4549 "2024-11-15T13:28:48Z")

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Hello, \*\*Elasticsearch version: 8.7.1 \*\*Kibana version (if relevant): 8.7.1 Describe the issue: With Kibana 8.7.1, multi tenancy enabled, we get big trouble with tenants that have the action kibana:saved\_objects/\*/re…

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## [SG Certificates are expiring, replacing it with new certificates , do i need to initialize SG Again](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/sg-certificates-are-expiring-replacing-it-with-new-certificates-do-i-need-to-initialize-sg-again/4511)

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**Author:** [@amalk12](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/amalk12)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/sg-certificates-are-expiring-replacing-it-with-new-certificates-do-i-need-to-initialize-sg-again/4511 "2024-09-25T08:44:11Z")

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If you think it is a bug report or you have a technical issue, please answer the following questions. \*\*Elasticsearch version:\*\*7.17.3 Kibana version (if relevant): 7.17.3 Browser version (if relevant): Describe the …

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## [Support for Elasticsearch 7.17.24](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-24/4513)

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**Author:** [@akhileshbhatia](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/akhileshbhatia)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-24/4513 "2024-10-04T17:45:26Z")

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Hi everyone, is there a ETA for the release of support for ES 7.17.24? Asking for search guard classic and not FLX

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## [Apache CXF \< 3.5.8, 3.6.x \< 3.6.3, 4.0.x \< 4.0.4 SSRF Vulnerability on SearchGuard plugins](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/apache-cxf-3-5-8-3-6-x-3-6-3-4-0-x-4-0-4-ssrf-vulnerability-on-searchguard-plugins/2501)

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**Author:** [@sree](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/sree)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/apache-cxf-3-5-8-3-6-x-3-6-3-4-0-x-4-0-4-ssrf-vulnerability-on-searchguard-plugins/2501 "2024-09-10T16:25:23Z")

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Our security scanner reports these packages as vulnerable. With Critical Severity. these packages are used by searchguard. Package: search-guard-7/cxf-\* A SSRF vulnerability using the Aegis DataBinding in versions of A…

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## [Vulnerability detected on Search-guard -7](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/vulnerability-detected-on-search-guard-7/4473)

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**Author:** [@Reshmi](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Reshmi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/vulnerability-detected-on-search-guard-7/4473 "2024-09-10T12:48:14Z")

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The version of Apache CXF installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - A SSRF vulnerability in WADL service description in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 and 3.5.9 allows an…

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## [Future of searchguard /w elastic fleet?](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/future-of-searchguard-w-elastic-fleet/4476)

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**Author:** [@novaksam](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/novaksam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/future-of-searchguard-w-elastic-fleet/4476 "2024-09-10T00:09:13Z")

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Hey all, As time is going on, it appears that elastic in peeling functionality out of individual beats, and diverting it to elastic agents (ex. Remove RSA2ELK deprecated modules by pkoutsovasilis · Pull Request #38037 ·…

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## [Kibana not working after upgrading to ELK 8.14.3](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/kibana-not-working-after-upgrading-to-elk-8-14-3/4464)

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**Author:** [@trauta](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/trauta)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/kibana-not-working-after-upgrading-to-elk-8-14-3/4464 "2024-09-05T06:31:49Z")

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Hi, Yesterday we’ve upgraded our production Elastic cluster to version 8.14.3. Shortly after the upgrade, users reported that searches and visualizations in Kibana are resulting in a error when they take longer than a …

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## [How Does Search Guard Handle User Location Data in Conjunction with a "Country Am I In" Navigation Tool?](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/how-does-search-guard-handle-user-location-data-in-conjunction-with-a-country-am-i-in-navigation-tool/4445)

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**Author:** [@EliavLena](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/EliavLena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/how-does-search-guard-handle-user-location-data-in-conjunction-with-a-country-am-i-in-navigation-tool/4445 "2024-08-20T15:10:28Z")

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I’ve been using Search Guard to secure my Elasticsearch clusters, and I’m curious about how it manages user location data, particularly when combined with a navigation tool like “country am i in” This tool determines the…

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## [Server unavailable](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/server-unavailable/4434)

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**Author:** [@Varinder1](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Varinder1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/server-unavailable/4434 "2024-08-17T00:43:00Z")

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./sgctl.sh connect localhost --ca-cert /etc/elasticsearch/cacert.pem --cert /etc/elasticsearch/cert.pem --key /etc/elasticsearch/key.pem -v -k Connecting to localhost:9200 with certificate CN=Server, O=XXX Server is un…

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## [Now Available: Technical Preview for Automated Index Management](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/now-available-technical-preview-for-automated-index-management/4435)

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**Author:** [@searchguard](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/searchguard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/now-available-technical-preview-for-automated-index-management/4435 "2024-08-15T10:32:22Z")

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Hi All! We are excited to announce the Technical Preview release of our new Automated Index Management feature, now fully compatible with Elasticsearch version 8.12! :tada: This new feature allows you to efficiently ma…

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## [In my Elastic Search server, i get this Search guard index error](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/in-my-elastic-search-server-i-get-this-search-guard-index-error/4432)

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**Author:** [@amalk12](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/amalk12)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/in-my-elastic-search-server-i-get-this-search-guard-index-error/4432 "2024-08-14T10:53:59Z")

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If you think it is a bug report or you have a technical issue, please answer the following questions. \*\*Elasticsearch version:\*\*7.17.3 Kibana version (if relevant): 7.17.3 Browser version (if relevant): Describe the …

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## [Suite 7.17.18 Release ETA](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/suite-7-17-18-release-eta/2498)

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**Author:** [@Shaw](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Shaw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/suite-7-17-18-release-eta/2498 "2024-07-23T11:40:26Z")

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Team, When will be the suite version for ES 7.17.18 will be released, I can see the flx version have been already released and there is a tag on git search-guard repo for suite version but not yet released. What is th…

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## [Support for Elasticsearch 7.17.18](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-18/2499)

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**Author:** [@Shaw](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Shaw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-18/2499 "2024-07-23T11:28:52Z")

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Hi Team, When will be the suite version for ES 7.17.18 will be released? I checked the git repo, their is the tag but not published. Can you publish that ASAP please?

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## [Support for Elasticsearch 7.17.20](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-20/2505)

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**Author:** [@akhileshbhatia](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/akhileshbhatia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/support-for-elasticsearch-7-17-20/2505 "2024-07-23T11:25:49Z")

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Hi everyone, is there a ETA for the release of support for ES 7.17.20? Asking for search guard classic and not FLX

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## [How to send data from front end react js to backend node js using router.post](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/how-to-send-data-from-front-end-react-js-to-backend-node-js-using-router-post/2504)

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**Author:** [@sunil.jagtap](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/sunil.jagtap)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/how-to-send-data-from-front-end-react-js-to-backend-node-js-using-router-post/2504 "2024-07-23T11:16:41Z")

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If you think it is a bug report or you have a technical issue, please answer the following questions. For general questions, you can delete these questions. Elasticsearch version: 7.17.20 Server OS version: MAC Pro K…

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## [503 Service Unavailable](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/503-service-unavailable/2502)

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**Author:** [@brian23](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/brian23)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/503-service-unavailable/2502 "2024-07-22T14:30:49Z")

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Elasticsearch version: 6.5.4 Server OS version: Windows Server 19 Describe the issue: If you think it is a bug report or you have a technical issue, please answer the following questions. For general questions, you ca…

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## [SG - Error in com.floragunn.searchguard.rest.PermissionAction java.lang.NullPointerException](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/sg-error-in-com-floragunn-searchguard-rest-permissionaction-java-lang-nullpointerexception/2517)

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**Author:** [@johannes](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/johannes)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/sg-error-in-com-floragunn-searchguard-rest-permissionaction-java-lang-nullpointerexception/2517 "2024-07-12T11:07:50Z")

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Good day Elasticsearch version: 7.17.9-1 \*\*Kibana version (if relevant):\*\*7.17.9-1 Searchgaurd : search-guard-suite-security-7.17.9-53.6.0. Describe the issue: Elastic installed with SG with following settings sear…

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## [Username with special characters does not work](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/username-with-special-characters-does-not-work/2516)

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**Author:** [@Varinder1](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Varinder1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/username-with-special-characters-does-not-work/2516 "2024-07-08T18:49:19Z")

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If you think it is a bug report or you have a technical issue, please answer the following questions. For general questions, you can delete these questions. \*\*Elasticsearch version:8.12.2 \*\*Server OS version:Centos7 I…

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## [java error with search guard plugin](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/java-error-with-search-guard-plugin/733)

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**Author:** [@Chadwick\_Wendling](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Chadwick_Wendling)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/java-error-with-search-guard-plugin/733 "2018-02-01T21:20:55Z")

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Hello, I have installed the community version of Search Guard. I created certificate with OpenSSL. When I made the necessary changes to the elasticsearch.yml file, I get the errors below in the /var/log/elasticsearch/el…

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## [Looking for Guidance on Configuring Elasticsearch with Search Guard in a Multi-Tenant Environment](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/looking-for-guidance-on-configuring-elasticsearch-with-search-guard-in-a-multi-tenant-environment/2513)

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**Author:** [@Domsalvator23](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Domsalvator23)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/looking-for-guidance-on-configuring-elasticsearch-with-search-guard-in-a-multi-tenant-environment/2513 "2024-06-27T12:07:21Z")

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Hello Everyone :hugs:, As part of a project I’m working on, I have to put up an Elasticsearch multi-tenant environment, and I might use Search Guard for access control and security. Our objective is to guarantee that ac…

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