# Hiding passwords passed as artifacts

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/hiding-passwords-passed-as-artifacts/36494>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hiding-passwords-passed-as-artifacts/36494 "2022-03-29T16:54:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![anasaizg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/anasaizg/32/1052_2.png) [@anasaizg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anasaizg)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hiding-passwords-passed-as-artifacts/36494/1 "2022-03-29T16:54:29Z")

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Hi

I’m sorry if this has already been answered/solved, I couldn’t find it.

We have a workflow with a first job template that gathers a lot of information and passes it defining variables through set\_stats so they can be used by the rest of the job templates in the workflow. The issue we face is that, if there is a password, it is shown in plain text in the “artifacts” box.

When we gather it and when we use it in the job templates it can be hidden with a no\_log in the task. If we enter it in the survey, it is hidden in the extravars box, too. But I can’t find a way to prevent it from appearing as plain text in the artifacts box. Is there such a way? Are you aware of any plans on doing such thing?

Thanks!

Best Regards,  
Ana

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**Author:** ![Seth\_Foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Seth\_Foster](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Seth_Foster)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hiding-passwords-passed-as-artifacts/36494/2 "2022-03-30T19:26:50Z")

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Hi!

That is currently not possible within AWX, but it’s a neat idea. I’d encourage you to open a feature request on AWX github, so that it can eventually be looked at there.

Seth