[xlrelease]ImportError: cannot import name PasswordEncrypter in <script>

[mannepu]

I am trying to import PasswordEncrypter in xlrelease jython script task as given below:
from com.xebialabs.deployit.util import PasswordEncrypter

and getting
Exception during execution: ImportError: cannot import name PasswordEncrypter in <script> at line number 1

[amitmohleji]

What version of XL Release are you using @mannepu

[mannepu]

9.6.1

[briandesousa]

I am also encountering this error. We have multiple instances of XL Release running and oddly enough I encounter this error when trying to use the PasswordEncrypter class in a Script task on one instance, and it works perfectly fine in a Script task on the other instance. I suspect we have some sort of configuration difference between the instances.

Regardless, as I was investigating this, I came across a code comment in one of the examples on the Digital.ai (XebiaLabs) documentation site that seems to suggest that this class is only accessible to "packaged scripts" which I assume refers to scripts packaged in custom XLR plugins:

# required to decrypt password properties. Can only be used by packaged scripts.
from com.xebialabs.deployit.util import PasswordEncrypter

Reference: https://docs.xebialabs.com/v.9.5/release/webhooks/webhook-plugins/#custom-authentication-method-url-parameter-token

[Aaouad123]

is your XLR instance running in sandbox mode or not? If it is it won't be able to access the password encryptor class by default.
On versions older than 9 you have to add a permission in the script.policy file in order to be able to access this class:
permission  com.xebialabs.xlrelease.script.security.RuntimePermission "accessClass.com.xebialabs.deployit.util.PasswordEncrypter";