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[DOCS] Updates xpack.security.enabled description (#82692) (#82695)
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lcawl authored Jan 18, 2022
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<titleabbrev>Security settings</titleabbrev>
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By default, the {es} {security-features} are disabled when you have a basic or
trial license. To enable {security-features}, use the `xpack.security.enabled`
setting.

You configure `xpack.security` settings to
<<anonymous-access-settings,enable anonymous access>> and perform message
authentication,
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==== General security settings
`xpack.security.enabled`::
(<<static-cluster-setting,Static>>)
Set to `true` to enable {es} {security-features} on the node. +
Defaults to `true`, which enables {es} {security-features} on the node. +
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If set to `false`, which is the default value for basic and trial licenses,
{security-features} are disabled. It also affects all {kib} instances that
connect to this {es} instance; you do not need to disable {security-features} in
those `kibana.yml` files. For more information about disabling {security-features}
in specific {kib} instances, see
If set to `false`, {security-features} are disabled, which is not recommended.
It also affects all {kib} instances that connect to this {es} instance; you do
not need to disable {security-features} in those `kibana.yml` files. For more
information about disabling {security-features} in specific {kib} instances, see
{kibana-ref}/security-settings-kb.html[{kib} security settings].

TIP: If you have gold or higher licenses, the default value is `true`; we
recommend that you explicitly add this setting to avoid confusion.

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`xpack.security.hide_settings`::
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