Werk #15188: setting empty user passwords via the REST API

Component REST API
Title setting empty user passwords via the REST API
Date Feb 22, 2023
Checkmk Edition Checkmk Raw (CRE)
Checkmk Version 2.1.0p26 2.2.0b1 2.3.0b1
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Prior to this Werk it was possible to set empty passwords for users via the REST API.

An empty password is not considered a valid password and now results in a 400 error.

Note that this only affected the REST API, not the UI's User Management nor it's Change Password functionality.

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