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What is the best way to store a password for a script?

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John Wang (101●16●12) | asked Feb 15 '11, 8:21 a.m.
I have a script that requires userid and password to execute. What is the best way to store and retrieve it in BF?

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ep zee (96●9●5) | answered Feb 17 '11, 1:54 p.m.
I have a script that requires userid and password to execute. What is the best way to store and retrieve it in BF?


You could store the userid as a normal variable and the password as a hidden variable.

To set a hidden variable you must select the "Assign Hidden" option in the Action dropdown list
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Brent Ulbricht (2.5k●1●1) | answered Feb 17 '11, 1:55 p.m.
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I have a script that requires userid and password to execute. What is the best way to store and retrieve it in BF?


Hi John,

When I have a script to run that requires a password, I typically create an environment variable with the 'Action' set to 'Assign Hidden' and 'On Project' set to 'Suppress Display'.

You job log will have a few statements indicating that a hidden variable was detected and prevent it from being displayed in the Build Forge logs. 

201	02/17/11 07:00AM	EXEC	 Performing variable expansion on command line

202	02/17/11 07:00AM	EXEC	 Variable expansion skipped: Hidden Variable (SCRIPT_PASSWORD) detected


Brent Ulbricht
Developer/Lead - RTC Build
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John Wang (101●16●12) | answered Feb 23 '11, 1:16 p.m.
Thanks guys. .This works fine.. I will try to use this technique to store passwords.

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