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Werk #7476: Allow shell interpreted characters in agent encryption phrase

Component Setup
Title Allow shell interpreted characters in agent encryption phrase
Date May 6, 2019
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.6.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.5.0p17 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.4.0p39 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Perviously the passphrase was not properly escaped, such that characters with special meaning to the shell lead to unencrypted agent data.

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