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Native user authentication
editNative user authentication
editThe easiest way to manage and authenticate users is with the internal native
realm. You can use the REST APIs or Kibana to add and remove users, assign user
roles, and manage user passwords.
Configuring a native realm
editSee Configuring a native realm.
Native realm settings
editManaging native users
editThe Elastic Stack security features enable you to easily manage users in Kibana on the Management / Security / Users page.
Alternatively, you can manage users through the user API. For more
information and examples, see
user management APIs.
To migrate file-based users to the native realm, use the
migrate tool.