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Clarify FAB auth provider versioning and webserver_config.py deprecation for Airflow 3.x #53606

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FAB auth manager authentication
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.. note::

While this documentation refers to authentication using the ``apache-airflow-providers-fab`` package, please note:

- The **FAB auth provider** is actively maintained and compatible with the latest versions of Airflow.
- The legacy ``webserver_config.py`` file referenced in older docs is **no longer used** in recent versions of Airflow. Instead, authentication is handled via the new ``auth_manager`` framework configured in ``airflow.cfg``.

For more, see the :doc:`token`.

By default, FAB auth manager requires users to specify a password prior to login. You can use the
following CLI commands to create an account:

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