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Game Changer: Secret Variables!

Security by Design

Simon Meggle

If you work with sensitive data in Robot Framework, you know the dilemma: Suddenly, a password, token, or API key slips into the log and is visible to everyone… ๐Ÿ˜ฌ The reason: Robot Framework logs everything: every variable, every keyword call, every return value.

This is cool for debugging. But it’s fatal when you’re working with real access data. A new feature in Robot Framework promises to remedy thisโ€”and this article explains exactly how.

Save the date: WROBOCON 2025

Why you should not miss this event

Simon Meggle

On 23 October 2025, WROBOCON will take place again โ€“ online and free of charge!
You should not miss this conference, as the agenda looks very promising.
๐Ÿ‘‰ My opinion and recommendations regarding the presentations.

RCC Troubleshooting

Simon Meggle

RCC is the command line tool used to build Python environments for the Robotmk Framework. The practical advantage of this is that it can be used both during test development and during execution by Robotmk. This ensures that the scripts always run in a reliable environment.

However, errors can sometimes occur when building or activating the environments.
This article summarizes the most common sources of errors when working with RCC and shows how to fix them efficiently.

RoboCon 2025 Helsinki Recap

Simon Meggle

RoboCon 2025 is behind me - four days full of exciting presentations, inspiring talks and new ideas.

Now, back home, I’m sorting through my impressions - and there are plenty of them!

This conference is something special for me every year: nowhere else do I experience a community that shares so openly, discusses together and drives new ideas forward.

In this article, I’d like to share my personal highlights with you - the talks that had a particular impact on me and the topics that I will definitely be following up on.

RoboCon 2025 Day1: New Impulses on Unconference Day

Simon Meggle

The RoboCon week traditionally starts with the “Unconference Day โ€ - a day on which the Robot Framework community freely organizes itself and discusses the topics that move it most without a fixed program.

My summary of this day…

Robotmk v2 quick start

Integrate the first RobotFramework test with Robotmk v2 in Checkmk step by step.

Simon Meggle

This step-by-step guide will help you get started with synthetic monitoring with the new version of Robotmk, which is integrated in Checkmk 2.3.