# Logstash JDBC input : Encrypted username and password

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-jdbc-input-encrypted-username-and-password/142731>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 2, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-jdbc-input-encrypted-username-and-password/142731 "2018-08-02T09:42:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Goyal.vikas87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@Goyal.vikas87](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Goyal.vikas87)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-jdbc-input-encrypted-username-and-password/142731/1 "2018-08-02T09:42:36Z")

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Please help how I can use encrypted username and password in logstash config files rather than hard coding in input section.

Is there any way that I can read the parameters from an external file.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-jdbc-input-encrypted-username-and-password/142731/2 "2018-08-02T09:43:09Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/keystore.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/keystore.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-jdbc-input-encrypted-username-and-password/142731/3 "2018-08-30T09:43:11Z")

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