Encrypted datapools

You can encrypt one or more columns in a datapool.

To encrypt confidential information such as a set of passwords or account numbers that are used during a test, you can use an encrypted datapool. Datapool columns are encrypted using the RC4 private-key algorithm. You can use only one password to encrypt columns in any given datapool. Encrypted datapools are not supported on agent computers that are running the z/OS or AIX operating systems.

Important: If you forget the password to a datapool, there is no way to recover the password.

When you run a test that uses a datapool containing encrypted variables, you are prompted for the datapool password. If the test uses multiple encrypted datapools, you must enter the password for every encrypted datapool that the test uses.

When you run a test that uses a datapool with an encrypted column, the value of the column is decrypted at run time. The column value is sent as a cleartext string in the requests to the server. The actual values of the encrypted datapool variables are not displayed in the test log. The test log displays asterisks for the encrypted datapool variables.

To see the actual values of variables sent to the server at run time, use custom code. Send the datapool column value to custom code that writes the value to a file other than the test log. If the custom code writes to the test log using tes.getTestLogManager().reportMessage(), then asterisks are displayed instead of the decrypted variables.

• Encrypting datapools
  You can encrypt datapool columns.
• Remove encryption from datapools
  You can remove encryption from a datapool variable.
• Set passwords on encrypted datapools
  You can change the password of an encrypted datapool.
• Import to encrypted datapools
  You can import data from a .csv file to an encrypted datapool.
• Export from encrypted datapools
  You can export data from an encrypted datapool.

Related:

Datapool overview
Datapool options
Create a datapool and associate with a test
Create a datapool in the workspace
Import a CSV file into a datapool
Enable a test to use a datapool
Associate a test value with a datapool column
View datapool candidates
Edit a datapool
Use a digital certificate store with a datapool
Navigate between datapools and tests

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