Nope, not true, the INIT/RESTORE process forces it in newer firmware¡even if it had been off since day one.
And the behavior was confirmed by Crestron:
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But I am seeing the same as you're reporting.
After updating FW from v1.503 to v1.8001, FORCED_AUTH_MODE is enabled and AUTH+SSL auto-reenabled w/ the creds that were applied prior to v1.503 AUTH+SSL OFF.¡±
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