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Werk #20126: Agent files of shipped plugins are downloadable without a login again

Component Setup
Title Agent files of shipped plugins are downloadable without a login again
Date Aug 7, 2026
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.5.0p12 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Werk #20120 started serving the agent files provided by monitoring plugins — for example the Oracle plugin's mk-oracle files — through a dedicated download handler. That handler required a Checkmk login and the Download agents permission, while the agent files below share/check_mk/agents have always been served without either. Unauthenticated installation flows fetching such a file got an error instead of the file.

Files provided by the monitoring plugins shipped with your Checkmk version are now served without a login again.

Files provided by locally installed monitoring plugins — for example from an extension package (MKP) — still require a login and the Download agents permission. The download page marks their sections accordingly.

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