Werk #17764: agent_vsphere: Cookie invalidation every 4 hours

Component

Checks & agents

Title

agent_vsphere: Cookie invalidation every 4 hours

Date

Apr 2, 2025

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.5.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.4.0b4	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Description

Added cookie invalidation mechanism to the vSphere special agent. Cookies older than 4 hours are now automatically invalidated, forcing a new login and cookie generation. This helps prevent issues with stale or expired authentication sessions. The agent continues to work as before.

Previously, the agent would only check if cookies exist but not their age, which could lead to authentication issues when the agent is scheduled to run infrequently (e.g., once or twice daily). Now, cookies are automatically invalidated after 4 hours, which matches vSphere's typical session timeout settings.

Effects

More reliable authentication with vSphere systems
No configuration changes required from users

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