Hiding passwords in the console output and log files
This sections explains how to configure your Talend Studio to hide
or obfuscate passwords.
The configurations are applicable to data integration
Jobs only.
Procedure
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Navigate to Project Settings and clear the Print Operations check box.
To be safe, it is also recommended to select Disable errors, Disable warnings and Disable info to prevent any context-related information from being printed to the console output or log file. This is to avoid context variable values from being printed to the console output or log file if the context variable is not used in the Job to trigger a warning, or if the value is printed just for information.
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If you use the tContextLoad component, set the same options as in the previous step.
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If you use tContextDump, select the Hide
Password check box.
If this check box is not available in your version of Talend, it is recommended to upgrade it.
The value of the password will be hidden and asterisks will be displayed instead.
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Use a context variable.
The context variable value of the Password type is encoded so that it is not in clear text. It is an obfuscation algorithm, not a one-way encryption. The password is decoded at run time before connecting to the source or target system. The password is displayed in asterisks in Talend Studio, in the console and in the log file.
