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Make secret_key_base doc more explicit [ci skip] #45333

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Expand Up @@ -328,9 +328,13 @@ Configures lookup path for encrypted credentials.

Configures lookup path for encryption key.

#### `secret_key_base`
#### `config.secret_key_base`

Is used for specifying a key which allows sessions for the application to be verified against a known secure key to prevent tampering. Applications get a random generated key in test and development environments, other environments should set one in `config/credentials.yml.enc`.
The fallback for specifying the input secret for an application's key generator.
It is recommended to leave this unset, and instead to specify a `secret_key_base`
in `config/credentials.yml.enc`. See the [`secret_key_base` API documentation](
https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/Rails/Application.html#method-i-secret_key_base)
for more information and alternative configuration methods.

#### `config.require_master_key`

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