Unable to fetch PyActivitypzZZZ value - any way to fetch the value for each request

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Hello!

I’m currently performance testing a PEGA based application (version 8.7.6) on a non-prod environment, and I ran into some issue/challenge with capturing pyactivitypzZZZ value.

Request Posted:
https//{host}/prweb/PRAuth/app/lansw_0211/CPUserReg/!Registration?pyActivity=%40baseclass.doUIAction&action=createNewWork&isWebMashup=true&className=LANSW-CP-Work-Registration&pwmChannelID=${channelID}&ccmsTkn=${token}.

pyactivitypzZZZ value which is comming in Resposnce header of the above request.

While recoding the scirpts we are able to see the pyactivitypzZZZ value. But when we run the script instead of pyactivitypzZZZ we are getting pzuiactionrrr value.

And we are experincing the same issue Under Network tab of Browser Devloper tools when we hit the url for second time.

I’m no longer able to execute performance tests as most requests require a specific parameter (pyactivitypzZZZ).

While recoding the scirpts we are able to see the pyactivitypzZZZ value. But when we run the script
However, I was not able to find that value anywhere in the responses. The only place I could find a reference to it was in the javascript files, but it seems it is an internal variable I was not able to access.

Is there any way I can get access to that value?

Already tried the solution available in PEGA Support (PyActivitypzZZZ parameter - any way to extract that value? | Support Center).
But it didn’t helped in resoling the challenge.

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@MohanA I am facing the same challenge. Can’t try out the solution for disabling urlencryption option as it seems to be flagged as a major security concern. Stuck at the moment. If anybody knows any solutions regarding this and how to be done using Jmeter or any other tools please reply.

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@MohanA @ViorelD16882302

Could you look at changing the below?

DSS: Pega-SearchEngine • indexing/distributed/enable_inter_node_encryption

Also:

  1. crypto/useportablecipherforurlencryption/default - true
  2. Pega-Engine • prconfig/initialization/submitobfuscatedurl - optional
  3. Pega-Engine • prconfig/initialization/urlencryption/default - false

However, note that the encryption of the action set or data in the elements tab is expected behavior.

The URL encryption DSS is for disbaling the encryption on the request URLs not on the data.

By default Pega encrypts the data.

Please log a support incident if you need further explanation .