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How to view the library variables value which are protected or locked in azure devops?

I want make use same Locked library variables value in another project, Since the person entered in first place is not available now.

I tried using print value, but it does not work
if anyone have idea How to view the library variables value which are protected or locked in azure devops ?
Please help me

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    You cannot get the values of variables set as secret in a variable group – at least not directly.

    There’s a good reason for that: secret variables can be used for private information like passwords, IDs, and other identifying data that you wouldn’t want exposed in a pipeline.

    Recommended approach

    If your Azure DevOps organization is linked to an Azure subscription, consider storing your secrets in an Azure key vault and link it to a variable group, instead of storing secrets directly in the variable group.

    This allows you to access the secret values – e.g. for troubleshooting purposes, etc.

    Also, Azure Key Vault provides among other things: auditability;
    secret rotation; centralized management; monitoring and alerting (e.g.,
    using Azure Event Grid and Logic Apps to send notifications when secrets are expiring).

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    I tried using print value, but it does not work.

    In the log, the secret will show as *** to protect the secret.

    As a workaround, we can iterate over each character in the secret and print it line by line using the echo command. This way the secret will not show as ***.

    For example, I have a secret and the value is 123456. With the following yaml, it will print the value in log line by line.

    pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest
variables:
- group: "variable group name"
steps:
- script: |
      echo $(secret)
      string=$(secret)
      for (( i=0; i<${#string}; i++ )); do
        echo "${string:$i:1}"
      done
  displayName: 'print the secret'

    The log:

    enter image description here

    Please be careful not to use this method under normal circumstances, as it may cause secrets to be leaked.

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