When enabled, allows masking passwords that may appear in the console.

Passwords to be masked can be defined at three levels.

First, it is possible to select in Hudson's/Jenkins' configuration screen the build parameters whose value must be masked. For example, selecting the Password Parameter type is a good idea.

Second, still in Hudson's/Jenkins' configuration screen, it is possible to define passwords to be masked as global Name/Password pairs.

Third, on a per job basis (that is, in the current configuration screen), passwords to be masked can be defined as local Name/Password pairs: