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Werk #23045: Passwords: no crash on contact groups with hyphens

Component Setup
Title Passwords: no crash on contact groups with hyphens
Date Nov 5, 2026
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
3.0.0b1
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p19
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Opening the dialog for adding a password, for example from a rule form, failed with "... is not a valid, non-reserved Python identifier" when a contact group name contained characters such as a hyphen.

Contact groups with such names are now offered in the "Editable by" and "Share with" settings of the dialog.

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