Add configuration options for monitoring

**Feature request**
It would be great to have serialization for auth.

**Use case**
Many users need this functionality for production deployments.

**Implementation idea**
Add a new config option `enable_serialization` with default `false`.

The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the configuration handling and authentication serialization entry points. Confirm where configuration defaults are defined, then verify that `enable_serialization` defaults to false and controls the requested behavior.

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