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docs: Remove outdated warning for plugins.security.nodes_dn #156

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Expand Up @@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ Defaults to the `tls` SecretClass and can't be disabled.
<3> The lifetime for autoTls certificates generated by the secret operator.
Only a lifetime up to the `maxCertificateLifetime` setting in the SecretClass is applied.

[IMPORTANT]
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The operator sets the configuration `plugins.security.nodes_dn` to `["CN=generated certificate for pod"]`, which provides weak authentication between nodes.
For enhanced security, use certificates that uniquely identify the OpenSearch nodes.
In this case, you must also adapt the `plugins.security.nodes_dn` setting via configOverrides.
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== Disabling security

The OpenSearch security plugin can be disabled as follows:
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