LicenseΒΆ

Security Onion is a free and open platform. The vast majority of software included in Security Onion is licensed under OSI-approved open source licenses. However, starting in Elastic 7.11, the Elastic Stack is licensed under the Elastic License. During installation, you will be prompted to accept the Elastic License:

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Note

You can find the full text of the Elastic License at:
https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
For more information about the Elastic license change, please see:
https://securityonion.net/elastic-license