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[DOCS] Indicate that security is disabled in 7.x (#77589) (#77808)
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agents, and clients all communicating with the cluster. To keep your cluster
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safe, adhere to the <<es-security-principles,{es} security principles>>.
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<<configuring-stack-security,Configure security for the {stack}>>
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to secure {es} clusters and any clients that communicate with your clusters. You
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can password protect access to your data as well as enable more advanced
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Implementing security is a critical step in configuring the {stack}. Security is
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not enabled by default, so it's incredibly important that you
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<<configuring-stack-security,configure security for the {stack}>>
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to secure {es} clusters and any clients that communicate with your clusters.
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Explicitly running {es} without enabling security leaves your cluster exposed to
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anyone who can send network traffic to {es}.
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You can password protect access to your data as well as enable more advanced
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security by configuring Transport Layer Security (TLS). This additional layer
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provides confidentiality and integrity protection to your communications with
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the {stack}. You can also implement additional security measures, such as

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