Werk #11860: Password dialogs now handle passwords more securely

Component

Setup

Title

Password dialogs now handle passwords more securely

Date

Dec 20, 2020

Level

Prominent Change

Class

Security Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.1.0b1	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0b3	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.6.0p20	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Previous Checkmk versions did not handle passwords well in some edit dialogs. Especially in the setup (WATO) it was possible to access saved passwords in some places, which should not be possible.

The dialogs now ensure that these accesses from passwords entered once and stored on the checkmk server are no longer easily possible.

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