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Add context when changing secret_key_base #47723

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Expand Up @@ -115,7 +115,14 @@ In test and development applications get a `secret_key_base` derived from the ap
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WARNING: If your application's secrets may have been exposed, strongly consider changing them. Changing `secret_key_base` will expire currently active sessions.
WARNING: If your application's secrets may have been exposed, strongly consider
changing them. Note that changing `secret_key_base` will expire currently active
sessions and require all users to log in again. In addition to session data, the
following things may also be affected:

* Encrypted cookies
* Signed cookies
* Active Storage Files

### Rotating Encrypted and Signed Cookies Configurations

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