Secret field

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Description

This field stores a secret value like a password. This is basically the same as an Id field but the input is masked and not loaded from the database into the input form.

Inheritance

• Metadata
  • Id field
    • Secret field

Additional Properties

As for Id fields except for:

Name	Default Value	Required?	Description	Notes
repeat_secret	0	NO	Whether you need to input the secret twice to verify it has been typed in correctly.
sql_index	0	NO	Whether field should be index for quicker lookup by the database.	Different from Metadata default (1).

Required Phrases

If repeat_secret => 1 then the additional phrase in the following form is required:

datasetid + "_fieldname_" + fieldname + "_confirm"

E.g.

user_fieldname_password_confirm

Database

Secret ields are stored in the database as

fieldname VARCHAR(255)

API

See API page.

Examples

Most basic example.

{
   name => 'secret', 
   type => 'secret',
}

Crypt the value before it is stored in the database:

{
   name => 'password', 
   type => 'secret',
   fromform => \&EPrints::Utils::crypt_password, 
}

Also do not display the field in the data object's Details tab.

{
   name => 'password', 
   type => 'secret',
   show_in_html => 0,
   fromform => \&EPrints::Utils::crypt_password, 
}