# SearchGuard Reviews
**Vendor:** floragunn GmbH  
**Category:** [Encryption Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/encryption-software)
## About SearchGuard
Search Guard can be used to secure your Elasticsearch cluster by working with different industry standard authentication techniques, like Kerberos, LDAP/Active Directory, JSON web tokens, TLS certificates and Proxy authentication/SSO.






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## SearchGuard Features
**Authentication Options**
- Authentication User experience
- Supports Required Authentication systems
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols
- Federation/SAML support (idp)
- Federation/SAML support (sp)

**Access Control Types**
- Endpoint access
- Local Access
- Remote Access
- Partner Access
- Supports BYOD users

**Encryption**
- Email Encryption
- Messaging Encryption
- File Transfer Encryption
- Data Encryption
- Document Encryption
- Full-Disk Encryption

**Administration**
- Ease of installation on server
- Password Policy Enforcement
- Administration Console
- Ease of connecting applications
- Self Service Password Administration

**Compliance**
- Authentication
- Policy Enforcement
- Access Management

**Platform**
- Multiple Operating system support
- Multi-Domain Support
- Cross Browser support
- Fail over protection
- Reporting
- Auditing
- Third Party Web Services support

**Management**
- Backup
- Recovery
- File Management
- Anomaly Detection

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