Authentication
==============
-.. versionadded:: 0.55
+.. versionadded:: Bobtail 0.56
For Bobtail (v 0.56) and beyond, you should expressly enable or disable authentication
in the ``[global]`` section of your Ceph configuration file. ::
auth service required = cephx
auth client required = cephx
-See `Cephx Authentication`_ for additional details.
+Additionally, you should enable message signing. See `Cephx Config Reference`_
+and `Cephx Authentication`_ for details.
.. important:: When upgrading, we recommend expressly disabling authentication first,
then perform the upgrade. Once the upgrade is complete, re-enable authentication.
.. _Cephx Authentication: ../../operations/authentication
+.. _Cephx Config Reference: ../auth-config-ref
+
.. _ceph-monitor-config: