Why another user is able to unmask data in Action test section?

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Applies to
webMethods_io Integration Free Forver trial

Hi,

In minute 3:40 of this video
webMethods_io Integration Essentials (E617-3121) ->Core->4. Workflows (Deeper Dive)->Data Masking when testing actions

it is stated:
If in Action Test section I will mask the data and I will share the workflow with someone else, then the user who imports this workflow will not be able to unmask it.
I did this test:
-In Free Forver trial, I created a simple workflow with a parameter and Logger step, paramter is written to Log data in this step.
-I selected “Mask all” in Inputs tab
-Then I exported this workflow
-Another user with different environment and different e-mail addres (different free forever subscription) then imported this workflow
-This user is able to Unmask Inputs and see the data

Please, provide a scenario where it is not possible to unmask data

Regards,
Grzegorz Wilanowski

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Hey Grzegorz.

Thanks for raising the question.

When you export a workflow, the parameters are listed, and at that point you can set them to a default value, versus exporting them with the actual value you’re trying to mask, which means you can give someone the workflow, but they will have to set the parameter value to something useful.

Also, if you mark the parameter as a password, this is masked regardless, and will not be displayed, but again, you can even change this on export, which I would also recommend.