Password field stores a string of characters with different types of encryption. After entering a password and saving the record, the field appears to be empty: the password is no longer available on the record form.
| Password | Encrypted Password | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | This field type is displayed as an input field of the password type.
| This field type is used to provide secure password storage in the database, with the decoding ability (2-way encryption). Before saving, the password is encoded basing on one of the encryption algorithms and a random string. The password is decoded before using.
|
| Min Length | 6 symbols | — |
| Max Length | 255 symbols | 255 symbols |
| Scalar type | varchar | varchar |
| Validation criteria | This field can contain all kinds of symbols. | This field can contain all kinds of symbols. |
You can limit the maximum number of symbols with the Max Length attribute.
Creating a column
Role required: admin.
To create a column of the password type, complete the following steps:
- Navigate to the System Settings → All Tables.
- Open the table for which you want to create a column.
- Scroll down to the Related Lists area and click on the Columns tab.
- Click New and fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
