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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Home Assistant automatically configures the standard auth providers and you **do
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-The legacy API password auth provider won't be loaded if your API password is located in a package. This is because Home Assistant processes the `auth_provider` during the `core` section loading, which is earlier than the `packages` processing.
+[Issue 16441](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues/16441): the legacy API password auth provider won't be automatically configured if your API password is located in a package. This is because Home Assistant processes the `auth_provider` during the `core` section loading, which is earlier than the `packages` processing.
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 Authentication providers are configured in your `configuration.yaml` under the `homeassistant:` block: