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[DOCS] Indicate that security is disabled in 7.x (#77589) (#77808)
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Co-authored-by: Elastic Machine <[email protected]>

Co-authored-by: Elastic Machine <[email protected]>
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Adam Locke and elasticmachine authored Sep 15, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ nodes that form the cluster, plus {ls} instances, {kib} instances, {beats}
agents, and clients all communicating with the cluster. To keep your cluster
safe, adhere to the <<es-security-principles,{es} security principles>>.

<<configuring-stack-security,Configure security for the {stack}>>
to secure {es} clusters and any clients that communicate with your clusters. You
can password protect access to your data as well as enable more advanced
Implementing security is a critical step in configuring the {stack}. Security is
not enabled by default, so it's incredibly important that you
<<configuring-stack-security,configure security for the {stack}>>
to secure {es} clusters and any clients that communicate with your clusters.
Explicitly running {es} without enabling security leaves your cluster exposed to
anyone who can send network traffic to {es}.

You can password protect access to your data as well as enable more advanced
security by configuring Transport Layer Security (TLS). This additional layer
provides confidentiality and integrity protection to your communications with
the {stack}. You can also implement additional security measures, such as
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