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[7.x] Fix alerting documentation encryption key requirement (#63512) #63618

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions docs/user/alerting/index.asciidoc
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[[alerting-setup-prerequisites]]
== Setup and prerequisites

If you are using an *on-premises* Elastic Stack deployment:

* In the kibana.yml configuration file, add the <<alert-action-settings-kb,`xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey`>> setting.

If you are using an *on-premises* Elastic Stack deployment with <<using-kibana-with-security, *security*>>:

* TLS must be configured for communication <<configuring-tls-kib-es, between {es} and {kib}>>. {kib} alerting uses <<api-keys, API keys>> to secure background alert checks and actions, and API keys require {ref}/configuring-tls.html#tls-http[TLS on the HTTP interface].
* In the kibana.yml configuration file, add the <<alert-action-settings-kb,`xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey` setting>>
* Transport Layer Security (TLS) must be configured for communication <<configuring-tls-kib-es, between {es} and {kib}>>. {kib} alerting uses <<api-keys, API keys>> to secure background alert checks and actions, and API keys require {ref}/configuring-tls.html#tls-http[TLS on the HTTP interface].

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