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Expand Up @@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ For more information about creating and updating the {es} keystore, see
`xpack.security.enabled`::
Set to `true` to enable {security} on the node. +
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If set to `false`, which is the default value for basic and trial licenses,
{security} is disabled. It also affects all {kib} instances that connect to this
{es} instance; you do not need to disable {security} in those `kibana.yml` files.
For more information about disabling {security} in specific {kib} instances, see {kibana-ref}/security-settings-kb.html[{kib} security settings].

TIP: If you have gold or higher licenses, the default value is `true`; we
recommend that you explicitly add this setting to avoid confusion.

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`xpack.security.hide_settings`::
A comma-separated list of settings that are omitted from the results of the
<<cluster-nodes-info,cluster nodes info API>>. You can use wildcards to include
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