Clean-up some confusing info from security docs

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# Information exclusivity
Git is a distributed version control system (DVCS). This means that everyone

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# Custom password length limits
If you want to enforce longer user passwords you can create an extra Devise
initializer with the steps below.
The user password length is set to a minimum of 8 characters by default.
To change that for installations from source:
If you do not use the `devise_password_length.rb` initializer the password
length is set to a minimum of 8 characters in `config/initializers/devise.rb`.
1. Edit `devise_password_length.rb`:
```bash
```sh
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H cp config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb.example config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb
sudo -u git -H editor config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb # inspect and edit the new password length limits
sudo -u git -H editor config/initializers/devise_password_length.rb
```
1. Change the new password length limits:
```ruby
config.password_length = 12..128
```
In this example, the minimum length is 12 characters, and the maximum length
is 128 characters.
1. [Restart GitLab](../administration/restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source)
for the changes to take effect.
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# Rack Attack
[Rack Attack](https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack), also known as Rack::Attack, is a Ruby gem

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# How to reset your root password
To reset your root password, first log into your server with root privileges.

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# Restrict allowed SSH key technologies and minimum length
`ssh-keygen` allows users to create RSA keys with as few as 768 bits, which

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# Enforce Two-factor Authentication (2FA)
Two-factor Authentication (2FA) provides an additional level of security to your

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# How to unlock a locked user
# How to unlock a locked user from the command line
To unlock a locked user, first log into your server with root privileges.
After six failed login attempts a user gets in a locked state.
Start a Ruby on Rails console with this command:
To unlock a locked user:
```bash
gitlab-rails console production
1. SSH into your GitLab server.
1. Start a Ruby on Rails console:
```sh
## For Omnibus GitLab
sudo gitlab-rails console production
## For installations from source
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rails console RAILS_ENV=production
```
Wait until the console has loaded.
1. Find the user to unlock. You can search by email or ID.
There are multiple ways to find your user. You can search for email or username.
```bash
user = User.where(id: 1).first
```ruby
user = User.find_by(email: 'admin@local.host')
```
or
```bash
user = User.find_by(email: 'admin@local.host')
```ruby
user = User.where(id: 1).first
```
Unlock the user:
1. Unlock the user:
```bash
```ruby
user.unlock_access!
```
Exit the console, the user should now be able to log in again.
1. Exit the console with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>d</kbd>
The user should now be able to log in.
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# User email confirmation at sign-up
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# User File Uploads
Images that are attached to issues, merge requests, or comments

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# Webhooks and insecure internal web services
If you have non-GitLab web services running on your GitLab server or within its