private String getPasswordVariable(final String key, final String valueIfNull) { final String possiblyEncodedPassword = getStringVariable(key, valueIfNull); if (possiblyEncodedPassword == null) { return null; } if (SecurityUtils.hasPrefix(possiblyEncodedPassword)) { return SecurityUtils.decodePasswordWithPrefix(possiblyEncodedPassword); } return possiblyEncodedPassword; }