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