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Secure strings provide a way to store passwords and other confidential information in QPR ProcessAnalyzer in a way that the information can be used without users seeing the original plaintext. For example in ETL scripts, SAP, Salesforce and ODBC passwords can be stored as secure strings, which can then be referred by their names in the ETL script commands.
Secrets provide method to store passwords and other confidential data in QPR ProcessAnalyzer, so that they can be used without users being able to see the original plaintext. For example in ETL scripts, SAP, Salesforce and ODBC passwords can be stored as secrets, which can be referred by their names in the ETL script commands.


When the secure strings are stored, the purpose (called type of the secure string) of the secure string is also defined. Following types are available: ''Odbc connection strings'', ''SAP passwords'' and ''Salesforce passwords''. For example, if a secure string type is ''SAP password'', it cannot be used as an ODBC connection string.
Each secret has a type which defines in which command the secret can be used. The purpose of the type is to improve security, so that the secret can only be used in the intended command.


Secure strings are project specific, so their permissions come from the project. To use a secure string, the user needs to have at least ''GenericRead'' permission to the project.
Secrets are project specific, so their permissions come from the project. To use a secret, the user needs to have ''GenericRead'' permission to the project. To define a secret, the ''ManageProject'' permission to the project is needed.


Note: Currently [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Scripting_Commands#--.23ImportSqlQuery|ImportSqlQuery]] and [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Scripting_Commands#--.23ImportOleDbQuery|ImportOleDbQuery]] don't yet support defining password as a secure string.
== Setting secrets ==
Secrets can be set by calling the [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Objects_in_Expression_Language#SetSecret|SetSecret]] function for Project entity. There is also the property [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Objects_in_Expression_Language#Project|Secrets]] for projects to list all secrets in the project. Note that the secret value cannot be retrieved even by system administrators.


== Storing Secure Strings ==
== Using secrets ==
Secrets can be used in the following commands:
* [[SQL Scripting Commands|SQL scripting commands]]: ImportOdbcQuery, ImportSalesforceQuery and ImportSapQuery.
* [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Model_Datasources#Loading_Data_from_ODBC_Datasource|ODBC datasources of model]].
* [[DataFrame_in_Expression_Language#ImportOdbcSecure|ImportODBCSecure]] function (expression language)
* [[Generic_Functions_in_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer#CreateSnowflakeConnection|CreateSnowflakeConnection]] function (expression language)


Secure strings are stored in the QPR ProcessAnalyzer database in the '''PA_KEY_VALUE_STORE''' table. The database administrator can store new secure strings by following the instructions below.
Note: Currently [[SQL Scripting Commands#--.23ImportSqlQuery|ImportSqlQuery]] and [[SQL Scripting Commands#--.23ImportOleDbQuery|ImportOleDbQuery]] don't yet support the secrets.
 
The PA_KEY_VALUE_STORE table has the following columns:
* '''KVS_ID''': Row id. Leave empty as its filled automatically.
* '''KVS_TYPE''': Type of the secure string to determine its purpose. Available values are:
** '''1''': ODBC connection string. Can be used in the [[DataFrame_in_Expression_Language#ImportOdbcSecure|ImportODBCSecure]] function and [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Scripting_Commands#--.23ImportOdbcQuery|ImportOdbcQuery]] command.
** '''2''': SAP password. Can be used in the [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Scripting_Commands#--.23ImportSapQuery|ImportSapQuery]] command.
** '''3''': Salesforce password. Can be used in the [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Scripting_Commands#--.23ImportSalesforceQuery|ImportSalesforceQuery]] command.
* '''KVS_PROJECT_ID''': Id of the project, to which the secure string is stored. Project id's can be seen in the model properties.
* '''KVS_KEY''': Key (name) of the secure string. Use a descriptive key name. Note that there cannot be any duplicates within the same project id.
* '''KVS_VALUE''': The actual secured data, which is typically a password or a connection string.
 
== Using Secure Strings ==
 
Secure strings can be used in the following locations:
* In the following [[QPR ProcessAnalyzer Scripting Commands|scripting commands]]: ImportOdbcQuery, ImportSalesforceQuery and ImportSapQuery.
* In the [[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Model_Datasources#Loading_Data_from_ODBC_Datasource|ODBC datasources of model]].
* In the [[DataFrame_in_Expression_Language#ImportOdbcSecure|ImportODBCSecure]] function (expression language)
 
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 6 March 2024

Secrets provide method to store passwords and other confidential data in QPR ProcessAnalyzer, so that they can be used without users being able to see the original plaintext. For example in ETL scripts, SAP, Salesforce and ODBC passwords can be stored as secrets, which can be referred by their names in the ETL script commands.

Each secret has a type which defines in which command the secret can be used. The purpose of the type is to improve security, so that the secret can only be used in the intended command.

Secrets are project specific, so their permissions come from the project. To use a secret, the user needs to have GenericRead permission to the project. To define a secret, the ManageProject permission to the project is needed.

Setting secrets

Secrets can be set by calling the SetSecret function for Project entity. There is also the property Secrets for projects to list all secrets in the project. Note that the secret value cannot be retrieved even by system administrators.

Using secrets

Secrets can be used in the following commands:

Note: Currently ImportSqlQuery and ImportOleDbQuery don't yet support the secrets.

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