Werk #12677: Linux Agent: Improved encyption

Component

Checks & agents

Title

Linux Agent: Improved encyption

Date

May 19, 2021

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Security Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.1.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.0.0p5	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

The Linux agent now uses some advantages of current (>= 1.1.1) OpenSSL versions and employs a safer encryption algorithm for the agent output on applicable systems.

Additionally, the password generator within the "Encyption" ruleset now generates passwords in a length of 16 characters.

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