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@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ Default: `300`
 Allows pre-approval of email domains. Delimit multiple domains by empty space.  
 Env var: `WHITELISTED_DOMAINS`
 
-**allowConnectionAccessToEveryone**
-Allows access on every connection to every user.
-Env var: `SQLPAD_ALLOW_CONNECTION_ACCESS_TO_EVERYONE`
+**allowConnectionAccessToEveryone**  
+Allows access on every connection to every user.  
+Env var: `SQLPAD_ALLOW_CONNECTION_ACCESS_TO_EVERYONE`  
+Default: `true`
 
 ### Connection configuration