Get substring from a password

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Hi,

I’ve a scenario in which I retrieve a password from an asset. Now I want first four characters of it how to achieve this?

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Hi @Babjee_Vangipurapu

FinalPassword = YourPassword.Substring(0, 4)

Regards,

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@Babjee_Vangipurapu

Password = "Abcdefgh@1234567"
FinalPassword = Password.Substring(0, 4)

An automation workflow assigns a password, extracts a substring, and displays "Abcd" in a message box. (Captioned by AI)
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Regards,

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Hi @lrtetala ,

My password is a secure string not a normal string. Will the substring work the same way on password?

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@Babjee_Vangipurapu

Then try this

The image shows a UiPath workflow extracting a password using "Get Credential," performing string manipulation, and displaying the result in a message box. (Captioned by AI)
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The image shows a UiPath workflow for retrieving credentials from Orchestrator, assigning and manipulating the password, and displaying the final result in a message box. (Captioned by AI)
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str_Password = New System.Net.NetworkCredential(String.Empty,Password).Password
FinalPassword = str_Password.Substring(0, 4)

Regards,

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(New System.Net.NetworkCredential(String.Empty,Password).Password).Substring(0, 4)

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@Babjee_Vangipurapu

Follow these steps.

  1. Use Get Credential activity. This will return you output String User Id and SecureString password
  2. Use Assign activity to convert SecureString to String like this
    stringPasswordVariable== new System.Net.NetworkCredential(string.Empty, secureStringVariable).Password
  3. Now get the first four charachters using Assign Activity like this
    stringFirstFourChar = stringPasswordVariable.Substring(0, 4)

Thanks,
Ashok :slight_smile: