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Automic community,

This question is in particular related to Windows Agent (Server 2012 R2, if it matters).

How do I pass decrypted value from protected attribute on Promptset On Windows Agent to External Interpreter code?

Given following attributes on Promptset on Custom Action

username               --> &UNAME#
password (protected)   --> &UPWD#

Windows JOBS excerpt (my attempt with some ???? placeholders):

&UC_JOBMD CMD="????? &UPWD#"
:SET &decryptedPW# = ???

:BEGIN_EXT_INT PYTHON

user = '&UNAME#'
pwd = '&decryptedPW#'

access_resource(user, pwd)


:END_EXT_INT PYTHON

Do you have some pointers how to approach solution for this problem?

I know if python code was part of external python file, I could pass it as input option parameters, like shown below, but how to make it work as part of embedded external interpreter code is not clear to me.

&UC_JOBMD CMD="python D:/my-file.py --user '&UNAME#' --password '&UPWD#'"

I ended up solving issue on my own and wanted to share the solution with Automic Community.

I had researched issue further and reviewed how some of the out-of-the box Automic Actions approach the problem.
I found that following existing INCLUDE script helped to get around the issue (PCK.ITPA_SHARED.PRV.INCLUDE.DECRYPT_PASSWORD).

Pre-requisites:
   Option "Batch" should be selected for Interpreter Type on WINDOWS JOBS object.

Given following attributes on Promptset on Custom Action

username               --> &UNAME#
password (protected)   --> &UPWD#

@echo off

:INC PCK.ITPA_SHARED.PUB.INCLUDE.ATTACH
:SET &UC4RB_ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD_TMP# = "&UPWD#"
:INC PCK.ITPA_SHARED.PRV.INCLUDE.DECRYPT_PASSWORD

:BEGIN_EXT_INT PYTHON
import os

user = '&UNAME#'
pwd = os.getenv('UC4_DECRYPTED_PWD')

# at this point variable pwd has decrypted value

:END_EXT_INT PYTHON

Hi, Can you provide some documentation links for this Action packs

I don't think there is specific documentation exist on PCK.ITPA_SHARED.PRV.INCLUDE.DECRYPT_PASSWORD.

It is part of shared libraries that is dependency for many other Action Packs.

I just did some analyses how some other actions where using it and adapted for the the use within External Interpreter section for the scripts.

ITPA Shared Action Pack