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+```release-note:bug
+secrets/database: Sanitize `private_key` field when reading database plugin config
+```
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+# changelog
+
+This folder holds changelog updates from commit 3bc7d15 onwards. See [hashicorp/go-changelog](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-changelog) for full documentation on the supported entries.