Mark the CustomAction/@HiddenTarget="yes". On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Gocek, Gary <gary.go...@xerox.com> wrote:
> We're using the WIX 3.0 setup.exe bootstrapper stub as our bootstrapper > stub, even though we're otherwise using WIX 3.5. This is because the stub > was removed from WIX 3.5 (I don't know why). And burn isn't ready. > > In any case, to make a long story short, we got the boostrapper build > working and our installers are now EXEs (not MSIs). > > However, the bootstrapper automatically generates an MSI verbose log file > in > the user's temp folder. That's nice, except that we have some session > properties that are passwords and don't want the values to be logged. > > Make them "hidden", you say? Well, we have a deferred custom action and the > values are passed in via the CustomActionData name/value pair object. So, > it's not the original properties that are being logged. > > The trick was to provide this command in the WIX script: > > <Property Id="RunExecuteSequence" Hidden="yes" Secure="no" /> > > Then, the verbose log shows something like: > > MSI (s) (5C!30) [15:04:57:244]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding RunExecuteSequence > property. Its value is '**********'. > > If the property is not hidden, the names and values are shown in the clear. > If the property is secure, that's an error because only public properties > can be secure, and those lower case letters make this a non-public > property. > > Just thought you'd like to know to watch for the log file, and the > sensitive > data that might be in it, and how to hide the sensitive data. I didn't find > this documented elsewhere. > > Gary > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What happens now with your Lotus Notes apps - do you make another costly upgrade, or settle for being marooned without product support? Time to move off Lotus Notes and onto the cloud with Force.com, apps are easier to build, use, and manage than apps on traditional platforms. Sign up for the Lotus Notes Migration Kit to learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/salesforce-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
