# Search Guard 4.2.0 and Encryption at Rest (EAR) 1.0.0 for Elasticsearch 9.5.5 and 8.19.23 released **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [October 7, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-4-2-0-and-encryption-at-rest-ear-1-0-0-for-elasticsearch-9-5-5-and-8-19-23-released/5053 "2026-10-07T15:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![searchguard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/searchguard/32/1830_2.png) [@searchguard](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/searchguard)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-4-2-0-and-encryption-at-rest-ear-1-0-0-for-elasticsearch-9-5-5-and-8-19-23-released/5053/1 "2026-10-07T15:31:55Z")
Hi all, We have released **Search Guard 4.2.0** and **Search Guard Encryption at Rest (EAR) 1.0.0** for **Elasticsearch 9.5.5 and 8.19.23**. For further reading, please visit the [Changelogs](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/changelogs-searchguard), the [Documentation](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/), and our [Website](https://search-guard.com/). Take full control of your data with [Encryption at Rest for Elasticsearch](https://search-guard.com/encryption-at-rest/) indices and snapshots. Download [Search Guard FLX](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/search-guard-versions) and [Search Guard Encryption at Rest](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/encryption-at-rest-introduction#download) and today! Thanks for all your support, feedback, and input! Your Search Guard Team * * * _Search Guard (®) is an Elasticsearch plugin that offers encryption, authentication, authorization and alerting._ _Coded with love in Berlin, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Ireland, and the US._ _Search Guard is a trademark of floragunn GmbH, registered in the U.S. and other countries._ _Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats are trademarks of Elasticsearch BV, registered in the U.S. and other countries._