Cannot connect to JBoss controller via CLI by passing password in command line if password contains '!' character (for JBoss EAP 7.1.0.GA in Windows) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: WFCORE-3674 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFCORE-3674 Project: WildFly Core Issue Type: Bug Components: CLI Reporter: Jean-Francois Denise Assignee: Jean-Francois Denise For JBoss EAP 7.1.0.GA in Windows (e.g. Microsoft Windows Server 2016): Cannot connect to JBoss controller via CLI by passing password in command line if password contains '!' character. Wrapping password by double quotes does not help. For example: {code} jboss-cli.bat -c controller=localhost --user=myuser --password=mypass1! Failed to connect to the controller: Unable to authenticate against controller at localhost:9990: Authentication failed: all available authentication mechanisms failed: DIGEST-MD5: javax.security.sasl.SaslException: DIGEST-MD5: Server rejected authentication Press any key to continue . . . {code} In the same time it is possible to connect with such password when cli prompts for it or via management console.