Werk #16329: mk_redis: Use REDISCLI_AUTH instead of -a argument in order to hide password

Component

Checks & agents

Title

mk_redis: Use REDISCLI_AUTH instead of -a argument in order to hide password

Date

Jan 24, 2024

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.3.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.3.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.2.0p21	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.1.0p39	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

mk_redis used to expose the password in the process name because of the '-a' argument. This has been fixed using the environment variable REDISCLI_AUTH.

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