From 89d8dedece81c3678fc19a058ce4d9e56870ce5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Will Browne Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:53:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Plugins: Improve wording around allow_loading_unsigned_plugins configuration (#35731) * improve wording * Update docs/sources/administration/configuration.md Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> * Update docs/sources/administration/configuration.md Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> * Update conf/sample.ini Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> * Update conf/defaults.ini Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> --- conf/defaults.ini | 2 +- conf/sample.ini | 2 +- docs/sources/administration/configuration.md | 4 +++- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini index fe347266f29..319c7f4d8ab 100644 --- a/conf/defaults.ini +++ b/conf/defaults.ini @@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ disable_sanitize_html = false [plugins] enable_alpha = false app_tls_skip_verify_insecure = false -# Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to identify plugins that are allowed to be loaded even if they lack a valid signature. +# Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to identify plugins to load even if they are unsigned. Plugins with modified signatures are never loaded. allow_loading_unsigned_plugins = # Enable or disable installing plugins directly from within Grafana. plugin_admin_enabled = false diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini index a1908e99cd4..e61f94ca5d1 100644 --- a/conf/sample.ini +++ b/conf/sample.ini @@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ [plugins] ;enable_alpha = false ;app_tls_skip_verify_insecure = false -# Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to identify plugins that are allowed to be loaded even if they lack a valid signature. +# Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to identify plugins to load even if they are unsigned. Plugins with modified signatures are never loaded. ;allow_loading_unsigned_plugins = # Enable or disable installing plugins directly from within Grafana. ;plugin_admin_enabled = false diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md index 78358aaece3..2298a543eaa 100644 --- a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md +++ b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md @@ -1474,7 +1474,9 @@ Set to `true` if you want to test alpha plugins that are not yet ready for gener ### allow_loading_unsigned_plugins -Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to identify plugins that are allowed to be loaded even if they lack a valid signature. +Enter a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to identify plugins to load even if they are unsigned. Plugins with modified signatures are never loaded. + +We do _not_ recommend using this option. For more information, refer to [Plugin signatures]({{< relref "../plugins/plugin-signatures.md" >}}). ### plugin_admin_enabled