# Search Guard 7.0.0 RC1 released **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 1, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466 "2019-05-01T19:52:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hsaly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/hsaly/32/21_2.png) [@hsaly](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/hsaly)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466/1 "2019-05-01T19:52:44Z")
Hi all, I am very proud to announce the arrival of Search Guard 7 RC 1, compatible with Elasticsearch 7.0.0. It is our release candidate and contains all breaking changes and new features. **Installing Search Guard on Elasticsearch:** `bin/elasticsearch-plugin install https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/floragunn/search-guard-7/7.0.0-35.0.0-rc1/search-guard-7-7.0.0-35.0.0-rc1.zip` **Installing Search Guard on Kibana:** `bin/kibana-plugin install https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/floragunn/search-guard-kibana-plugin/7.0.0-35.0.0-rc1/search-guard-kibana-plugin-7.0.0-35.0.0-rc1.zip` Please give it a try and report any bugs and issues on GitHub: **Search Guard:** > **[Issues · floragunncom/search-guard](https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard/issues)** > > Search Guard Plugin - Security for Elasticsearch. Contribute to floragunncom/search-guard development by creating an account on GitHub. **Kibana Plugin:** > **[Issues · floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin](https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin/issues)** > > This plugin for Kibana adds session management and multi tenancy to a Search Guard secured cluster. - Issues · floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin We have also updated our [documentation](https://docs.search-guard.com) and assembled a changelog and a upgrade guide. - [Changelog 7.x-35.0.0-rc1](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/changelog-searchguard-7-x-35_0_0_rc1) - [Upgrading from 6.x to 7.x](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/upgrading-6-7) The two most interesting changes in this release are: **New configuration syntax** The configuration syntax for Search Guard 6 suffered from some flaws and glitches which made it sometimes difficult to implement improvements and new feature requests. We have streamlined the configuration to remove these barriers. For example, the new format does now allow dots (`.`) in index names and regular expressions. We also introduced strict config syntax validation which rejects invalid syntax as well as configuration parameters which do not exist. The REST API and sgadmin will automatically apply these checks. **Built-in resources** In Search Guard 6, all roles and action groups are dynamically configured and stored in the Search Guard configuration index. This also includes common roles for Kibana, logstash and Beats and common action groups like sg\_readall. In case the permissions for these roles changed when upgrading Elasticsearch, the roles needed to be updated manually as well. In Search Guard 7 all common roles will be static, so permission changes are automatically applied when upgrading Search Guard alongside Elasticsearch. The same applies to action groups. The final release is expected to be released next week. **Known Issues** There is a known issue in this release with regards to Kibana multitenancy when upgrading from Elasticsearch 6. After upgrading the cluster the first attempt to start Kibana 7 may fail with an “index template missing exception” error message. In this case, the workaround is to stop Kibana and start it again. The second attempt to start Kibana 7 will then be successful. Hendrik and the Search Guard team! * * * Search Guard (®) is an Elasticsearch plugin that offers encryption, authentication, and authorization. Coded with love in Berlin, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and the US. Search Guard is a trademark of floragunn GmbH, registered in the U.S. and in other countries. Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats are trademarks of Elasticsearch BV, registered in the U.S. and in other countries. ---
**Author:** ![chaitra\_hegde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/chaitra_hegde/32/504_2.png) [@chaitra\_hegde](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/chaitra_hegde)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466/2 "2019-05-06T08:49:28Z")
Hi, When can we expect the official delivery of searchguard-7(Not the release candidates). ---
**Author:** ![hsaly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/hsaly/32/21_2.png) [@hsaly](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/hsaly)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466/3 "2019-05-06T11:31:03Z")
Did you find any issues while testing beta1 and rc1? ---
**Author:** ![chaitra\_hegde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/chaitra_hegde/32/504_2.png) [@chaitra\_hegde](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/chaitra_hegde)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466/4 "2019-05-09T05:30:41Z")
I have tested with release candidate ones and created some users, roles and rolesmapping. I am not facing any issues. ---
**Author:** ![jkressin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/jkressin/32/9_2.png) [@jkressin](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/jkressin)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466/5 "2019-05-09T09:40:35Z")
SG7 GA is here: > **[Latest Releases](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/search-guard-versions)** > > A list of the current Search Guard releases for all Elasticsearch 7 and Kibana 7 versions. ---
**Author:** ![hsaly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/hsaly/32/21_2.png) [@hsaly](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/hsaly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/search-guard-7-0-0-rc1-released/1466/6 "2019-05-23T09:40:39Z")
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