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title: "Encrypted Scripts"
url: "https://help.tabidoo.cloud/en/article/encrypted-scripts"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-06-06T10:06:13.316Z"
---

# Encrypted Scripts

In some cases, the logic inside your script may contain sensitive information — such as API keys, internal business rules, or proprietary calculations — that should not be visible to other users. Tabidoo allows you to protect such logic using **Encrypted Scripts**.

## What Are Encrypted Scripts?

Encrypted Scripts are JavaScript-based scripts that are stored securely on the server and hidden from all users except the script author. Unlike standard client-side scripts, they do not run in the browser and cannot interact with the user interface.

These scripts are:

-   **Encrypted and secure** — Their content is not visible to others.
-   **Executed on the server** — They are never downloaded to the client’s browser.
-   **Isolated from the form UI** — They cannot modify the visibility of fields or respond to field changes.

## When to Use Encrypted Scripts

Use Encrypted Scripts when:

-   You need to store or process confidential information.
-   You want to integrate with secure third-party services using API keys.
-   The script’s logic should remain private and unmodifiable by other users.
-   You are executing backend operations without requiring any UI interaction.

## Limitations of Encrypted Scripts

Cannot read or modify form UI (e.g. no `doo.form` interaction).

-   Cannot display confirmation dialogs or error messages to users.
-   Cannot run in *On Model Load*, *On Model Change*, or *On Model Save* client-side events.

These limitations make Encrypted Scripts ideal for:

-   Background processes
-   Server-side validations
-   Secure API calls

## How to Create an Encrypted Script

1.  Navigate to the appropriate place where scripting is supported - [Scripting extensions](https://help.tabidoo.cloud/en/article/scripting-extensions) or [Workflow action](https://help.tabidoo.cloud/en/article/workflow-automation#run-script).
2.  (In Workflow Automation) Add a **Run Script** action.
3.  Enable the **Encrypt script** option.
4.  Write your logic using the available `doo` objects.

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