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Remove docs reference to ephemeral encryption key #129328

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legrego opened this issue Apr 4, 2022 · 1 comment · Fixed by #129331
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Remove docs reference to ephemeral encryption key #129328

legrego opened this issue Apr 4, 2022 · 1 comment · Fixed by #129331
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legrego commented Apr 4, 2022

We do not generate an ephemeral encryption key anymore. This was removed in #81511, so we should update our docs to reflect our new reality.

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If you don't specify an encryption key, {kib} automatically generates a random key at startup. Every time you restart {kib}, it uses a new ephemeral encryption key and is unable to decrypt saved objects encrypted with another key. To prevent data loss, {kib} might disable features that rely on this encryption until you explicitly set an encryption key.
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Originally posted by @legrego in #129131 (comment)

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