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 - [PRs](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pulls)
 
 
+### DoD Restrictions
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+Due to the [NODE-SECURITY-1184](https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1184) issue, Kibana users should not use the `ALL_PROXY` environment variable to specify a proxy when installing Kibana plugins with the kibana-plugin command line application.
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 ### Where to get help
 
 - [Kibana Discuss Forums](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/kibana)