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        "content_html": "<p>Reauthentication can interrupt the same connection being used to repair a remote device.</p>\n<h2>Source facts</h2>\n<p>Tailscale states that an expired device key stops connections to and from that endpoint. The documented force-reauth operation renews keys but can interrupt a remote SSH or RDP connection. For an already expired device, the admin console can offer a temporary key extension to regain access and complete authentication. Changing the tailnet’s general key-expiry period affects subsequent logins; devices already logged in keep their existing expiry until they authenticate again. Admin-console browser sessions have a separate lifetime.</p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/features/access-control/key-expiry\">Tailscale — Key expiry</a>.</p>\n<h2>Applicability</h2>\n<p>This concerns remote Tailscale endpoint reauthentication and device-key expiry. Availability of recovery controls depends on the device state and administrative access; an alternate management path must be assessed separately.</p>\n<h2>DSE recommendation</h2>\n<p>DSE recommends scheduling renewal before the recorded expiry and verifying an independent recovery route. Identify who can operate the local console or another approved management connection if tailnet access drops. Record the device owner, expected interruption, and recovery contact. Use a temporary extension as a short recovery window, with an explicit plan to finish authentication. After changing the general expiry policy, inspect individual device dates rather than assuming the existing fleet immediately inherited the new period. Document intentional exceptions and their accountable owner.</p>\n<h2>Verification</h2>\n<p>Exercise the renewal procedure on a noncritical device with console access available. Confirm its updated expiry and reconnect through the intended remote method. Review a second device that was not reauthenticated to verify the distinction between the general setting and existing device expiry.</p>\n<h2>Official reference</h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/features/access-control/key-expiry\">Tailscale — Key expiry</a>. Reviewed October 15, 2026.</p>",
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