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[FIX JENKINS-40813] Better message on 'Enable security' option
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daniel-beck committed Jan 11, 2017
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If enabled, you have to login with a username and a password that has the "admin" role
before changing the configuration or running a new build (look for the "login" link
at the top right portion of the page).
Configuration of user accounts is specific to the web container you are using.
(For example, in Tomcat, by default, it looks for <tt>$TOMCAT_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xml</tt>)

<p>
If you are using Jenkins in an intranet (or other "trusted" environment), it's usually
desirable to leave this checkbox off, so that each project developer can configure their own
project without bothering you.
Enabling security allows configuring authentication (how people can identify themselves) and authorization (what
permissions they get).
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If you are exposing Jenkins to the internet, you must turn this on. Jenkins launches
processes, so insecure Jenkins is a sure way of being hacked.
A number of options are built in. Please note that granting significant permissions to anonymous users, or allowing
users to sign up and granting permissions to all authenticated users, does not actually increase security.
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For more information about security and Jenkins, see
<a href="https://jenkins.io/redirect/securing-jenkins">this document</a>.
For more information about security and Jenkins, see
<a href="https://jenkins.io/redirect/securing-jenkins">this document</a>.
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