[3.14] Document that multiprocessing treats local same-user processes as trusted (GH-149001) (#149033)

Document that multiprocessing treats local same-user processes as trusted (GH-149001)

Clarify in the Authentication keys section that the authkey handshake
covers Listener/Client (addressable endpoints) only, not the anonymous
pipes behind Pipe() and Queue, and that isolation between same-user
processes must be arranged at the OS level.
(cherry picked from commit f27e91e372)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <68491+gpshead@users.noreply.github.com>
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Suitable authentication keys can also be generated by using :func:`os.urandom`.
This authentication protects :class:`Listener` and :func:`Client` connections,
which are reachable by address. It is not applied to the anonymous pipes
created by :func:`~multiprocessing.Pipe` or used internally by
:class:`~multiprocessing.Queue`.
:mod:`multiprocessing` treats all local processes running as the same user as
trusted; on most operating systems such processes can access each other's pipe
file descriptors regardless. Applications that require isolation between
processes of the same user must arrange it at the operating-system level --
for example, by running workers under a different user account or in a sandbox.
Logging
^^^^^^^