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@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ The following request authentication schemes are implemented:
 
 ## Recommendations for Production Deployments
 
-In a production deployment, you want to have basic authentication disabled which is the default state. You also want to setup a firewall to only allow requests to the proxy service or the reverse proxy if you have one. Requests to the other services should be blocked by the firewall.
+In a production deployment, you want to have basic authentication (`PROXY_ENABLE_BASIC_AUTH`) disabled which is the default state. You also want to setup a firewall to only allow requests to the proxy service or the reverse proxy if you have one. Requests to the other services should be blocked by the firewall.