AiO Security converts special characters, breaks .htaccess

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Steps to Reproduce:

• In WP Back-End, go to WP Security > Tools > Custom .htaccess rules
• Add the following rules: https://pastebin.com/39cjBQ0E
• Save, then reload

Current Results:

500 server error. Upon saving, AiO Security converts ” into &quot;, < into &gt; and so on. This breaks the .htaccess and crashes the website.

Expected Results:

Everything should work. I’ve done this on a dozen or so other websites in the past and it used to be fine, so I guess it’s a recent AiO Security update that broke this.

Screenshot:

https://paste.pics/RXG7O