elasticsearch/docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/security.asciidoc

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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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==== 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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==== 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}.