# Both authenticated and unauthenticated users **URL:** \ **Category:** Search Guard\ **Created:** [June 24, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/both-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-users/54 "2015-06-24T14:15:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lars\_Uppheim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Lars\_Uppheim](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Lars_Uppheim)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/both-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-users/54/1 "2015-06-24T14:15:38Z")
Hi, Is it possible to configure the use of both authenticated users and unauthenticated users at the same time? I would like to make some indices available to unauthenticated users with read only access and require authentication for updates. Thanks for a great product! -lars ---
**Author:** ![searchguard\_google\_group](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/searchguard_google_group/32/462_2.png) [@searchguard\_google\_group](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/searchguard_google_group)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/both-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-users/54/2 "2015-06-24T14:42:16Z")
currently only with two nodes, one configured for authenticated users, one for unauthenticated but we are working on a real multi authenticator solution ... > **···** > > > Am 24.06.2015 um 16:15 schrieb Lars Uppheim \: > > > > Hi, > > Is it possible to configure the use of both authenticated users and unauthenticated users at the same time? > > > > I would like to make some indices available to unauthenticated users with read only access and require authentication for updates. > > > > Thanks for a great product! > > > > -lars > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Search Guard" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to search-guard+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to search-guard@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/search-guard/76e787dd-ddb4-40c4-bc38-16a9cf92b39c%40googlegroups.com\](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/search-guard/76e787dd-ddb4-40c4-bc38-16a9cf92b39c%40googlegroups.com%5C). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout\](https://groups.google.com/d/optout%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Lars\_Uppheim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Lars\_Uppheim](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/Lars_Uppheim)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/both-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-users/54/3 "2015-06-25T10:25:53Z")
Ok, thanks for a quick reply. -lars onsdag 24. juni 2015 16.42.19 UTC+2 skrev SG følgende: > **···** > > > currently only with two nodes, one configured for authenticated users, one for unauthenticated > > > > but we are working on a real multi authenticator solution … > > > > > Am 24.06.2015 um 16:15 schrieb Lars Uppheim [lars.u...@gmail.com](mailto:lars.u...@gmail.com): > > > > > Hi, > > > > > Is it possible to configure the use of both authenticated users and unauthenticated users at the same time? > > > > > I would like to make some indices available to unauthenticated users with read only access and require authentication for updates. > > > > > Thanks for a great product! > > > > > -lars > > > > > – > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Search Guard” group. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [search-guard...@googlegroups.com](mailto:search-guard...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [search...@googlegroups.com](mailto:search...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/search-guard/76e787dd-ddb4-40c4-bc38-16a9cf92b39c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/search-guard/76e787dd-ddb4-40c4-bc38-16a9cf92b39c%40googlegroups.com). > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout).