# ansible-vault encrypt\_string and inventory files

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-encrypt-string-and-inventory-files/27192>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [April 5, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-encrypt-string-and-inventory-files/27192 "2018-04-05T05:15:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-encrypt-string-and-inventory-files/27192/1 "2018-04-05T05:15:14Z")

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Have you tried

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ansible\_password: !vault |  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$ANSIBLE\_VAULT;1.1;AES256  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30653431356634633165316664383264313636623136623831663566303436613834366536663333  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6236666435613164306162346261666339353230356365360a383661333263656465646533386561  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33393937323838646264396166333266633062633330386630643161343365313533306135663332  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6438373531326334310a316232386532313563363531303833373964363130633735636631396364  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6662

because I think the string should come right after the colon and no grater than sign.