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[[breaking_80_security_changes]]
=== Security changes

//NOTE: The notable-breaking-changes tagged regions are re-used in the
//Installation and Upgrade Guide

//tag::notable-breaking-changes[]

// end::notable-breaking-changes[]

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[[accept-default-password-removed]]
==== The `accept_default_password` setting has been removed

The `xpack.security.authc.accept_default_password` setting has not had any affect
since the 6.0 release of {es}. It has been removed and cannot be used.

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[[roles-index-cache-removed]]
==== The `roles.index.cache.*` settings have been removed

The `xpack.security.authz.store.roles.index.cache.max_size` and
`xpack.security.authz.store.roles.index.cache.ttl` settings have
been removed. These settings have been redundant and deprecated
since the 5.2 release of {es}.

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[[migrate-tool-removed]]
==== The `elasticsearch-migrate` tool has been removed

The `elasticsearch-migrate` tool provided a way to convert file
realm users and roles into the native realm. It has been deprecated
since 7.2.0. Users and roles should now be created in the native
realm directly.

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[[separating-node-and-client-traffic]]
==== The `transport.profiles.*.xpack.security.type` setting has been removed

The `transport.profiles.*.xpack.security.type` setting has been removed since
the Transport Client has been removed and therefore all client traffic now uses
the HTTP transport. Transport profiles using this setting should be removed.