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[JENKINS-60440] Invalid git username/password on Jenkins agent when using Vault Username-Password Credential with '@' in username

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My Jenkins master is running Debian 9 with Jenkins 2.208, Git-plugin 4.0.0 and Hashicorp-vault-plugin 3.0.0. My Jenkins agent is running Debian 9 with Swarm-client plugin 3.17. My master is set to 0 executors so that all jobs run on the agent. I have my Bitbucket credentials saved in Jenkins 3 times - "Username with password", "Vault Username-Password Credential" with K/V engine 1 and "Vault Username-Password Credential" with K/V engine 2.

I have a test freestyle job that does nothing except fetch a Git repository from https://bitbucket.org/... If set the job's Git credentials to use the "Username with password" credentials then the agent successfully fetches the repository. If I use either of the "Vault Username-Password Credential" credentials then the agent fails on the command "git fetch --tags --progress ..." with "remote: Invalid username or password"

In a pipeline job with script from SCM, the master is able to fetch the repository with all 3 credential types but the agent can only fetch when using "Username with password" credentials - it is unable to fetch with "Vault Username-Password Credential" credentials.

Bitbucket usernames are email addresses so they contain "@" special character. In Vault I have tried URL encoding the username to "user%40domain.com" but this causes the master to also fail with invalid username.

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Originally reported by elgordo, imported from: Invalid git username/password on Jenkins agent when using Vault Username-Password Credential with '@' in username


  • status: Open
  • priority: Major
  • component(s): git-plugin, hashicorp-vault-plugin
  • label(s): credentials, vault
  • resolution: Unresolved
  • votes: 2
  • watchers: 5
  • imported: 2025-12-02

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My Jenkins master is running Debian 9 with Jenkins 2.208, Git-plugin 4.0.0 and Hashicorp-vault-plugin 3.0.0. My Jenkins agent is running Debian 9 with Swarm-client plugin 3.17. My master is set to 0 executors so that all jobs run on the agent. I have my Bitbucket credentials saved in Jenkins 3 times - "Username with password", "Vault Username-Password Credential" with K/V engine 1 and "Vault Username-Password Credential" with K/V engine 2.

I have a test freestyle job that does nothing except fetch a Git repository from https://bitbucket.org/... If set the job's Git credentials to use the "Username with password" credentials then the agent successfully fetches the repository. If I use either of the "Vault Username-Password Credential" credentials then the agent fails on the command "git fetch --tags --progress ..." with "remote: Invalid username or password"

In a pipeline job with script from SCM, the master is able to fetch the repository with all 3 credential types but the agent can only fetch when using "Username with password" credentials - it is unable to fetch with "Vault Username-Password Credential" credentials.

Bitbucket usernames are email addresses so they contain "@" special character. In Vault I have tried URL encoding the username to "user%40domain.com" but this causes the master to also fail with invalid username.

environment

```
VM host: Windows 10 1909 running Docker Desktop Community 19.03.5

Jenkins master: Docker image jenkins/jenkins:latest

Jenkins agent: Docker image openjdk:8-stretch + Swarm-Client 3.17 plugin

Hashicorp Vault: Docker image vault:latest
```

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