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URL-based access control
editURL-based access control
editMany users use a proxy with URL-based access control to secure access to Elasticsearch indices. For multi-search, multi-get and bulk requests, the user has the choice of specifying an index in the URL and on each individual request within the request body. This can make URL-based access control challenging.
To prevent the user from overriding the index which has been specified in the
URL, add this setting to the config.yml file:
rest.action.multi.allow_explicit_index: false
The default value is true, but when set to false, Elasticsearch will
reject requests that have an explicit index specified in the request body.