tSystem component in Talend Studio when run at log level INFO, it displays actual value for the context variable defined as password type.

riyazahmed — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:45:42 GMT

the tSystem component in Talend Studio, and when it is run at the INFO log level, it displays the actual value of the context variable defined as a password type. The customer wants to understand whether this is a bug in Talend Studio, as they have observed the same issue across different versions.

Ex:
Command in tSystem defined is : "cmd /c echo HELLO " + context.pass
and INFO logs displayed as below.
[INFO ] 15:26:49 local_project.testsystemcomp_0_1.testSystemComp- tSystem_1 - Command to execute: 'cmd /c echo HELLO test'.

topic tSystem component in Talend Studio when run at log level INFO, it displays actual value for the context variable defined as password type. in Talend Studio

tSystem component in Talend Studio when run at log level INFO, it displays actual value for the context variable defined as password type.