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* website/docs:  update notes on SECRET_KEY

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* Update website/docs/installation/configuration.mdx

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Signed-off-by: pidi3000 <76975863+pidi3000@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Langhammer <jens@goauthentik.io>
Co-authored-by: Tana M Berry <tanamarieberry@yahoo.com>
Co-authored-by: Jens Langhammer <jens@goauthentik.io>
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### `AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY`

Secret key used for cookie signing and unique user IDs. Do not change this after the first install.
Secret key used for cookie signing. Changing this will invalidate active sessions.

:::caution
Prior to 2023.6.0 the secret key was also used for unique user IDs. When running a pre-2023.6.0 version of authentik the key should _not_ be changed after the first install.
:::

### `AUTHENTIK_LOG_LEVEL`

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