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Fix documentation for session lifespan default (elastic#198065)
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This pull request includes an update to the
`docs/settings/security-settings.asciidoc` file to clarify the default
session lifespan settings for different installation environments.

Documentation update:

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[`docs/settings/security-settings.asciidoc`](diffhunk://#diff-97a4c4e3696b33b246f55ddd794608530b693f0a7a66ae1361a32b67c7461523L204-R204):
Clarified that the default session lifespan is 30 days for on-prem
installations and 24 hours for Elastic Cloud installations.

(cherry picked from commit 7ab5123)
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legrego committed Oct 28, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ NOTE: Use a string of `<count>[ms\|s\|m\|h\|d\|w\|M\|Y]` (e.g. '20m', '24h', '7d

[[xpack-session-lifespan]] xpack.security.session.lifespan {ess-icon}::
Ensures that user sessions will expire after the defined time period. This behavior is also known as an "absolute timeout". If this is set to `0`, user sessions could stay active indefinitely. This and <<xpack-session-idleTimeout, `xpack.security.session.idleTimeout`>> are both highly
recommended. You can also specify this setting for <<xpack-security-provider-session-lifespan, every provider separately>>. By default, this value is 30 days.
recommended. You can also specify this setting for <<xpack-security-provider-session-lifespan, every provider separately>>. By default, this value is 30 days for on-prem installations, and 24 hours for Elastic Cloud installations.
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TIP: Use a string of `<count>[ms\|s\|m\|h\|d\|w\|M\|Y]` (e.g. '20m', '24h', '7d', '1w').

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