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Summary

This PR adds documentation for the Security Identity Plugin feature introduced in OpenSearch v2.19.0.

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Release Report

  • docs/releases/v2.19.0/features/security/security-identity-plugin.md

Feature Report

  • docs/features/security/security-identity-plugin.md

Index Updates

  • Updated docs/releases/v2.19.0/index.md
  • Updated docs/features/index.md

Feature Overview

The Security Identity Plugin introduces new extension points in the IdentityPlugin interface and adds ContextProvidingPluginSubject to strengthen system index protection. Key changes:

  • Plugins can securely access their own system indices using pluginSubject.runAs()
  • Cross-plugin system index access is blocked
  • Plugin identity is tracked via ThreadContext headers

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Closes #1991

@tkykenmt tkykenmt merged commit 81230a3 into main Jan 13, 2026
@tkykenmt tkykenmt deleted the docs/security-identity-plugin-v2.19.0 branch January 13, 2026 20:13
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