Add external state access toggle

Description of the change

Add a setting to enable external state access.

[ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
[x] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
[ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
[ ] Documentation (non-breaking change that adds documentation)

[x] Lint rules pass locally
[x] The code changed/added as part of this pull request has been covered with tests
[x] All tests related to the changed code pass in development
[x] Examples for new resources and data sources have been added
[x] Default values have been documented in the description (e.g., "Dummy: (Boolean) Blah blah. Defaults to false.)
[x] If the action fails that checks the documentation: Run go generate to make sure the docs are up to date

[x] This pull request has a descriptive title and information useful to a reviewer. There may be a screenshot or screencast attached
[x] Pull Request is no longer marked as "draft"
[x] Reviewers have been assigned
[ ] Changes have been reviewed by at least one other engineer