[7.17] Recommend ssha256 cache hasher in FIPS docs (#87255)
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Our docs currently recommend PBKDF2 as a cache hasher in FIPS mode. However, the performance overhead of PBKDF2 is prohibitive; ssha256 is a more appropriate choice for in-memory credential hashing. This PR updates the docs to reflect this. See elastic#86740 for more context.
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Backports the following commits to 7.17:
ssha256cache hasher in FIPS docs (Recommendssha256cache hasher in FIPS docs #87255)