diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a85497c9..6d651101 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ### Changed
 - Upgrading pytest-asyncio to latest version - 0.21.0 ([#339](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/339))
 - Fixed flaky CI tests by replacing httpbin with a simple http_server ([#395](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/395))
+- Move security from plugins to clients ([#442](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/442))
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 - Removed tests against Python 2.7 in github workflows ([#421](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/421))
diff --git a/docs/source/api-ref/client.md b/docs/source/api-ref/client.md
index ce84a12e..3a2d2c2b 100644
--- a/docs/source/api-ref/client.md
+++ b/docs/source/api-ref/client.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ clients/ingest_client
 clients/indices_client
 clients/nodes_client
 clients/remote_client
+clients/security_client
 clients/snapshot_client
 clients/tasks_client
 clients/features_client
diff --git a/docs/source/api-ref/clients/security_client.md b/docs/source/api-ref/clients/security_client.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8995ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/api-ref/clients/security_client.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Security Client
+
+```{eval-rst}
+.. autoclass:: opensearchpy.clients.security.SecurityClient
+```
diff --git a/docs/source/api-ref/plugins.md b/docs/source/api-ref/plugins.md
index 15865d10..a4dacd9b 100644
--- a/docs/source/api-ref/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/source/api-ref/plugins.md
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ maxdepth: 1
 
 plugins/alerting_plugin
 plugins/index_management_plugin
-plugins/security_plugin
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/source/api-ref/plugins/security_plugin.md b/docs/source/api-ref/plugins/security_plugin.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b633d242..00000000
--- a/docs/source/api-ref/plugins/security_plugin.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Security Plugin
-
-```{eval-rst}
-.. autoclass:: opensearchpy.plugins.security.SecurityClient
-```
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.py b/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.py
index 2f615515..57f56b0f 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from .ingest import IngestClient
 from .nodes import NodesClient
 from .plugins import PluginsClient
 from .remote import RemoteClient
+from .security import SecurityClient
 from .snapshot import SnapshotClient
 from .tasks import TasksClient
 from .utils import SKIP_IN_PATH, _bulk_body, _make_path, _normalize_hosts, query_params
@@ -196,12 +197,14 @@ class AsyncOpenSearch(object):
         self.ingest = IngestClient(self)
         self.nodes = NodesClient(self)
         self.remote = RemoteClient(self)
+        self.security = SecurityClient(self)
         self.snapshot = SnapshotClient(self)
         self.tasks = TasksClient(self)
-        self.plugins = PluginsClient(self)
 
         self.features = FeaturesClient(self)
 
+        self.plugins = PluginsClient(self)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         try:
             # get a list of all connections
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.pyi b/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.pyi
index f81c978b..27a47ed9 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.pyi
+++ b/opensearchpy/_async/client/__init__.pyi
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from .indices import IndicesClient
 from .ingest import IngestClient
 from .nodes import NodesClient
 from .remote import RemoteClient
+from .security import SecurityClient
 from .snapshot import SnapshotClient
 from .tasks import TasksClient
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class AsyncOpenSearch(object):
     ingest: IngestClient
     nodes: NodesClient
     remote: RemoteClient
+    security: SecurityClient
     snapshot: SnapshotClient
     tasks: TasksClient
     def __init__(
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.py b/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.py
index dd9ea936..2b762ba3 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import warnings
 
 from ..plugins.alerting import AlertingClient
 from ..plugins.index_management import IndexManagementClient
-from ..plugins.security import SecurityClient
 from .utils import NamespacedClient
 
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ class PluginsClient(NamespacedClient):
         # self.anomaly_detection = AnomalyDetectionClient(client)
         # self.trace_analytics = TraceAnalyticsClient(client)
         self.index_management = IndexManagementClient(client)
-        self.security = SecurityClient(client)
 
         self._dynamic_lookup(client)
 
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ class PluginsClient(NamespacedClient):
             # "anomaly_detection",
             # "trace_analytics",
             "index_management",
-            "security",
         ]
         for plugin in plugins:
             if not hasattr(client, plugin):
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.pyi b/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.pyi
index 81fa69d8..88383d01 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.pyi
+++ b/opensearchpy/_async/client/plugins.pyi
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ from .utils import NamespacedClient as NamespacedClient
 class PluginsClient(NamespacedClient):
     alerting: Any
     index_management: Any
-    security: Any
     def __init__(self, client: AsyncOpenSearch) -> None: ...
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/plugins/security.py b/opensearchpy/_async/client/security.py
similarity index 100%
rename from opensearchpy/_async/plugins/security.py
rename to opensearchpy/_async/client/security.py
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_async/plugins/security.pyi b/opensearchpy/_async/client/security.pyi
similarity index 100%
rename from opensearchpy/_async/plugins/security.pyi
rename to opensearchpy/_async/client/security.pyi
diff --git a/opensearchpy/client/__init__.py b/opensearchpy/client/__init__.py
index 48501d87..1fe0c959 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/client/__init__.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/client/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from .ingest import IngestClient
 from .nodes import NodesClient
 from .plugins import PluginsClient
 from .remote import RemoteClient
+from .security import SecurityClient
 from .snapshot import SnapshotClient
 from .tasks import TasksClient
 from .utils import SKIP_IN_PATH, _bulk_body, _make_path, _normalize_hosts, query_params
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ class OpenSearch(object):
         self.ingest = IngestClient(self)
         self.nodes = NodesClient(self)
         self.remote = RemoteClient(self)
+        self.security = SecurityClient(self)
         self.snapshot = SnapshotClient(self)
         self.tasks = TasksClient(self)
 
diff --git a/opensearchpy/client/__init__.pyi b/opensearchpy/client/__init__.pyi
index 3357ca1c..64f21ca7 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/client/__init__.pyi
+++ b/opensearchpy/client/__init__.pyi
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from .indices import IndicesClient
 from .ingest import IngestClient
 from .nodes import NodesClient
 from .remote import RemoteClient
+from .security import SecurityClient
 from .snapshot import SnapshotClient
 from .tasks import TasksClient
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class OpenSearch(object):
     ingest: IngestClient
     nodes: NodesClient
     remote: RemoteClient
+    security: SecurityClient
     snapshot: SnapshotClient
     tasks: TasksClient
     def __init__(
diff --git a/opensearchpy/client/plugins.py b/opensearchpy/client/plugins.py
index 17293ae4..7fba8c32 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/client/plugins.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/client/plugins.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import warnings
 
 from ..plugins.alerting import AlertingClient
 from ..plugins.index_management import IndexManagementClient
-from ..plugins.security import SecurityClient
 from .utils import NamespacedClient
 
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ class PluginsClient(NamespacedClient):
         # self.anomaly_detection = AnomalyDetectionClient(client)
         # self.trace_analytics = TraceAnalyticsClient(client)
         self.index_management = IndexManagementClient(client)
-        self.security = SecurityClient(client)
 
         self._dynamic_lookup(client)
 
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ class PluginsClient(NamespacedClient):
             # "anomaly_detection",
             # "trace_analytics",
             "index_management",
-            "security",
         ]
         for plugin in plugins:
             if not hasattr(client, plugin):
diff --git a/opensearchpy/client/plugins.pyi b/opensearchpy/client/plugins.pyi
index 9bbb0027..2e4b2630 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/client/plugins.pyi
+++ b/opensearchpy/client/plugins.pyi
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ from .utils import NamespacedClient as NamespacedClient
 class PluginsClient(NamespacedClient):
     alerting: Any
     index_management: Any
-    security: Any
     def __init__(self, client: OpenSearch) -> None: ...
diff --git a/opensearchpy/plugins/security.py b/opensearchpy/client/security.py
similarity index 100%
rename from opensearchpy/plugins/security.py
rename to opensearchpy/client/security.py
diff --git a/opensearchpy/plugins/security.pyi b/opensearchpy/client/security.pyi
similarity index 100%
rename from opensearchpy/plugins/security.pyi
rename to opensearchpy/client/security.pyi