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To create a Vault and define its custom keys to store and fetch the confidential information:

1. Go to Develop > Services > Security > Vault. 
   
   
   
   
2. Click Create New.
   
   
   
   

3. Type the name and description of the new Vault.
   
   
   

4. You can change Vault Alias before you hit Save. Once saved, you cannot modify the field.
   

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   Vault Alias is a unique field. It holds the parameters which in turn are used to save the confidential information.

5. Type in a key and its value.

6. Click Add to add a new Parameter.
   
   
   
   

7. Click  to view the hidden values. Click  to mask the password. To delete a parameter, click  in front of it.
   
   
   
   
8. Expand Advanced Properties to change the project and owner of this vault. Also provide/update permission of Read, Write, and or Execute to Owner, Group, and Others. Click here for more information on how permissions work.
9. Click Save.

After you have created a vault, replace the confidential information while using a service, with the text in the following syntax:

{Vault.aliasName.key}

where,

• Vault is a keyword (V in 'Vault' is UPPERCASE), preceded by opening curly parentheses.
• aliasName is the Vault Alias, where the parameter , which stores the database name, is defined.
• key is the parameter which stores the database nameconfidential information.
• Finally closed by a closing curly parentheses.
• A period is used as a separator between Vault and aliasName; and aliasName and key.

You can use Vault to mask the confidential information instead of providing it as a plain text, in the following services:

• Database Info
• Custom Plugin
• Web Service REST Consumer
• Put-Context-Var Action