Password element behavior

You can use the Password element to add password fields to your forms to process in the web interface.

Element behavior

To use in the web interface, the Password element has the following specific behaviors:
  • The value of the password field is encrypted when a user submits a form (initial form or as part of a Form Task).
  • When another user accesses the same form after submission (read-only view of initial form or Form Task), they cannot view the password field because it is encrypted.
  • Since the password field values are encrypted, you cannot use them in the If/Else condition of a process automation.
  • Only the encrypted password field values are stored in the database; the decrypted values are not stored.
  • When you pass the encrypted password field value through a credential variable input to a bot inside the process automation, the encrypted password field value is decrypted by the bot during deployment by using an instantaneous key from the credential vault. No other configuration is required.

When you create a form and use this password element, the element is similar to the Text Box element except that your text inputs in these fields are now masked.

The Password element contains these key form properties:
  • Element ID
    • This field can be edited or overwritten by the user who created the form.
    • The field takes a unique default value (for example, the default value could be password1).
      Note: The Bot Creator can reference this field for internal use.
  • Element label
    • This field can be edited or overwritten by the user who created the form.
    • You can set a default label (for example, Password).
  • You have the option to make password fields required or read only.