DOC: config: recommend single quoting passwords
authorLukas Tribus <lukas@ltri.eu>
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:28:55 +0000 (16:28 +0000)
committerChristopher Faulet <cfaulet@haproxy.com>
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:51:13 +0000 (08:51 +0200)
commit99dc78982db90181de548a9051e21069628ec6c5
tree0f89d7b43c9ab11fcd566484e49bbedd88b817e1
parent33bb9f423f8c14aaf3753724a2d0a492fc8b7c39
DOC: config: recommend single quoting passwords

Suggests single quoting passwords and update examples to avoid unexpected
behaviors due to special characters.

Should be backported to stable versions.

Link: https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/enhance-documentation-for-insecure-passwords-and-invald-characters/11959
(cherry picked from commit 9432e7d6887ade0db69947f343c5b5535a33e303)
Signed-off-by: Amaury Denoyelle <adenoyelle@haproxy.com>
(cherry picked from commit 456d7dc170fd4a3e6541cc5816810f398efe2d07)
[cf: context adjustment]
Signed-off-by: Christopher Faulet <cfaulet@haproxy.com>
doc/configuration.txt