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title: MID Server ISecuredConfigProvider interface
description: Use the methods in this interface to create custom providers that manage secured parameter values in the MID Server config.xml file.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# MID Server ISecuredConfigProvider interface

Use the methods in this interface to create custom providers that manage secured parameter values in the MID Server **config.xml** file.

**Note:** These methods are contained in the **snc-automation-api.jar** file, located in the MID Server installation folder.

## initialize

This method initializes the provider with additional configuration parameters and does not return a value.

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```
void intialize(java.util.Properties properties,
               IMidServerEncrypter encrypter)
        throws java.lang.Exception
```

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</table>|Parameters|Description|
|----------|-----------|
|properties|Initialization properties.|
|encrypter|Encrypter to use if the provider is encryption based.|

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`java.lang.Exception`

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</table>## isParameterValueSecured

This method checks to see if the parameter value has been secured or not. This method returns a **boolean** type value.

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`boolean isParameterValueSecured(java.lang.String paramValue)`

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</table>|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|paramValue|The parameter value.|

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The parameter returns **true** if the parameter value is secured.

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</table>## secureParameterValue

This method secures the parameter value if it has not been secured. This method returns a **string** type value.

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```
java.lang.String secureParameterValue(java.lang.String unsecuredParameterValue)
                               throws java.lang.Exception
```

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</table>|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|unsecuredParameterValue|The unsecured parameter value.|

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This method returns the unsecuired parameter value.

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`java.lang.Exception`

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</table>## unsecuredParameterValue

This method returns the unsecured value of the parameter. This method returns a **string** type value.

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```
java.lang.String unsecuredParameterValue(java.lang.String parameterName)
                                  throws java.lang.Exception
```

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</table>|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|parameterName|The parameter name.|

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This parameter returns the unsecured value.

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`java.lang.Exception`

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[MID Server configuration file security](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/mid-server/mid-server-encrypter-api.md)