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[DOCS] Add cross-link for other encryption key settings (elastic#165014)
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Problem: The [Configure security in Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/using-kibana-with-security.html) docs page only covers the `xpack.security.encryptionKey` setting for session encryption. Users may not know that encryption for Kibana's reporting and saved objects features also require encryption keys.

Solution: Add a cross-link to the respective encryption key settings for  reporting and saved objects
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jrodewig authored Aug 28, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ configure additional security settings and authentication.

. Set the `xpack.security.encryptionKey` property in the `kibana.yml`
configuration file. You can use any text string that is 32 characters or longer
as the encryption key.
as the encryption key. Refer to <<xpack-security-encryptionKey,`xpack.security.encryptionKey`>>.
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[source,yaml]
----
xpack.security.encryptionKey: "something_at_least_32_characters"
----

For more information, see <<security-settings-kb,Security settings in {kib}>>.
{kib}'s reporting and saved objects features also have encryption key settings.
Refer to <<xpack-reporting-encryptionKey,`xpack.reporting.encryptionKey`>> and
<<xpack-encryptedSavedObjects-encryptionKey,`xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey`>>
respectively.
--

. Optional: <<xpack-security-session-management,Configure {kib}'s session expiration settings>>.
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