kaxil commented on a change in pull request #6282: [AIRFLOW-5614] Enable Fernet by default URL: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/6282#discussion_r332605111
########## File path: UPDATING.md ########## @@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ assists users migrating to a new version. ## Airflow Master +### Fernet is enabled by default + +The fernet mechanism is enabled by default to increase the security of the default installation. In order to +restore the previous behavior, the user must consciously set an empty key in the ``fernet_key`` option of +section ``[core]`` in the ``airflow.cfg`` file. + +At the same time, this means that the `airflow[crypto]` extra-packages are always installed. Review comment: ```suggestion At the same time, this means that the `apache-airflow[crypto]` extra-packages are always installed. ``` ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] With regards, Apache Git Services
