# encrypted strings **URL:** \ **Category:** AWX Project\ **Tags:** awx\ **Created:** [November 27, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encrypted-strings/31734 "2019-11-27T12:43:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Renato\_Goncalves\_ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Renato\_Goncalves\_ren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Renato_Goncalves_ren)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encrypted-strings/31734/1 "2019-11-27T12:43:45Z")
Hello guys, I am facing the following problem inside awx (9.0.1), on the command line It works without problem: 12.189 INFO Updating inventory 19: bcld-ansible-f5 14.152 DEBUG Using base command: python /opt/venvs/f5ansible/bin/ansible-inventory -i /tmp/awx\_15656\_9o0wqe6g/project/hosts --playbook-dir /tmp/awx\_15656\_9o0wqe6g/project -vvvvv 14.152 INFO Reading Ansible inventory source: /tmp/awx\_15656\_9o0wqe6g/project/hosts 14.154 INFO Using VIRTUAL\_ENV: /opt/venvs/f5ansible/ 14.154 INFO Using PATH: /opt/venvs/f5ansible/bin:/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/bin:/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/bin:/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin 14.154 INFO Using PYTHONPATH: /opt/venvs/f5ansible/lib/python3.6/site-packages: Vault password Is encrypted strings in the inventory supported in AWX? Regards RG ---
**Author:** ![David\_Maple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@David\_Maple](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Maple)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encrypted-strings/31734/2 "2019-11-27T13:34:23Z")
Yes, vault encrypted strings are supported. You need to create a credential, of type vault, with the password for the encrypted string and attach it to the template or workflow, along with the machine credential. You should review the documentation for more help, Dave