HP QTP Utility Objects : Crypt Object

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This discussion will help you prepare well if you are going for the interview and can help you if you need the function to be used in your project test suite.

 

Crypt Object

 

Abstract

The HP QTP Utility Object- Crypt Object is used to encrypt strings. This object ensure that the string required to be used in SUT is encrypted before being used and submitted to the control.

The object in itself falls under the category of utility objects and not utility statements.

Remember there is a difference between utility statements and utility objects.

Before we dig down deep into the usage let’s quickly visit some general questions.

In the interview usually, you might be questioned in different ways like:

1. How to get string encrypted and used in your UFT script?
2. Can you use the crypt method only once per script or more than once?
3. What are the parameters of Crypt Method object?
4. Crypt is an object or statement?

Discussion

The crypt object is really important in terms of DW\BI testing, Database testing etc. This helps in masking values as per need. The sole purpose of this method is to encrypt the string and return the modified encrypted string to be used.

The scenarios can be many but one must focus on where exactly to use and how often to use as it has some performance impact. This impact will not be more if script has some encryption to work. On the other hand, if script has 1000 to work you can see the impact.

The crypt object has associated method\s as below:

Crypt Method

 

Syntax

Crypt.Encrypt(Data) 

 

Let’s see the parameters and their usage description for this method:

 

Argument	Type	Description
Data	String	The string to encrypt.

 

Return Value

String

 

Example

In the following example, a password is taken from SQL database and encrypted using the Encrypt method, and then placed in the password edit box using the SetSecure method.

 

‘Crypt Method example


pswdSQL = "GetPasswordfromSqlDB"

encrypted_pwd = Crypt.Encrypt(pswdSQL)

Browser("Browser").Dialog("dialog").WinEdit("pwd_edit").SetSecure encrypted_pwd

 

 

This brings me to the end of our discussion on “HP QTP Utility Objects : Crypt Object”.

 

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Other Utility Objects:
CRYPT OBJECT	RANDOMNUMBER OBJECT
DATATABLE OBJECT	RECOVERY OBJECT
DESCRIPTION OBJECT	REPORTER OBJECT
DOTNETFACTORY OBJECT	REPOSITORIESCOLLECTION OBJECT
DTPARAMETER OBJECT	REPOSITORY OBJECT
DTSHEET OBJECT	SERVICES OBJECT
ENVIRONMENT OBJECT	SETTING OBJECT
EXTERN OBJECT	SYSTEMMONITOR OBJECT
LOCALPARAMETER OBJECT	TEXTUTIL OBJECT
MERCURYTIMERS OBJECT (COLLECTION)	TSLTEST OBJECT
MERCURYTIMER OBJECT	VISUALRELATION OBJECT
PARAMETER OBJECT	VISUALRELATIONS OBJECT
PATHFINDER OBJECT	VISUALRELATIONSCOLLECTION OBJECT
PROPERTIES OBJECT (COLLECTION)	XMLUTIL OBJECT
QCUTIL OBJECT

 

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And if you like to read more on UFT or QTP Technical Interview Questions please follow below links: 

UFT Technical Interview Questions – Set 1

UFT Technical Interview Questions – Set 2

How to Download Resource From QC\ALM?

How to Upload Resource To QC\ALM?

 

Or if you prefer General Interview Questions please follow below links:

UFT General Interview Questions – Part 1

UFT General Interview Questions – Part 2

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