Add warning to the configuration docs about host keys (DataDog#22391)

iliakur · web-flow · commit ad2d878df43f · 2026-01-21T16:40:53.000Z
* Add warning to the configuration docs about host keys

* add changelog
diff --git a/ssh_check/assets/configuration/spec.yaml b/ssh_check/assets/configuration/spec.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ files:
               type: string
 
           - name: add_missing_keys
-            description: Automatically add host key to known hosts when it is missing.
+            description: |
+              Automatically add host key to known hosts when it is missing.
+              Warning: only enable this if you trust your host's key.
             value:
               example: false
               type: boolean
diff --git a/ssh_check/changelog.d/22391.security b/ssh_check/changelog.d/22391.security
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add warning to the configuration docs about host keys.
diff --git a/ssh_check/datadog_checks/ssh_check/data/conf.yaml.example b/ssh_check/datadog_checks/ssh_check/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ instances:
 
     ## @param add_missing_keys - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Automatically add host key to known hosts when it is missing.
+    ## Warning: only enable this if you trust your host's key.
     #
     # add_missing_keys: false
 

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	`1`	`+Add warning to the configuration docs about host keys.`
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`@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ instances:`
`54`	`54`
`55`	`55`	`## @param add_missing_keys - boolean - optional - default: false`
`56`	`56`	`## Automatically add host key to known hosts when it is missing.`
	`57`	`+ ## Warning: only enable this if you trust your host's key.`
`57`	`58`	`#`
`58`	`59`	`# add_missing_keys: false`
`59`	`60`