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+const number = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000);
+const accound_id = `account${number}`;
+const warehouse_id = `warehouse${number}`;
+const username = `user${number}`;
+const password = `password${number}`;
+const role = `role${number}`;
+const ingestion_source_name = `ingestion source ${number}`;
+
+describe("managing secrets for ingestion creation", () => {
+    it("create a secret, create ingestion source using a secret, remove a secret", () => {
+      cy.loginWithCredentials();
+      //navigate to the manage ingestion page → secrets
+      cy.goToIngestionPage();
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Secrets");
+      //create a new secret
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Create new secret");
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"]').contains("Create a new Secret").should("be.visible");
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"] #name').type(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"] #value').type(`secretvalue${number}`);
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"] #description').type(`secretdescription${number}`);
+      cy.get('#createSecretButton').click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Successfully created Secret!");
+      cy.waitTextVisible(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.waitTextVisible(`secretdescription${number}`).wait(5000)//prevent issue with missing secret
+      //create an ingestion source using a secret
+      cy.goToIngestionPage();
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Create new source");
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Snowflake");
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Snowflake Recipe");
+      cy.get("#account_id").type(accound_id);
+      cy.get("#warehouse").type(warehouse_id);
+      cy.get("#username").type(username);
+      cy.get("#password").click().wait(1000);
+      cy.contains(`secretname${number}`).click({force: true});
+      cy.focused().blur();
+      cy.get("#role").type(role);
+      cy.get("button").contains("Next").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Configure an Ingestion Schedule");
+      cy.get("button").contains("Next").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Give this ingestion source a name."); 
+      cy.get('[data-testid="source-name-input"]').type(ingestion_source_name);
+      cy.get("button").contains("Save").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Successfully created ingestion source!").wait(5000)//prevent issue with missing form data
+      cy.waitTextVisible(ingestion_source_name);
+      cy.get("button").contains("Pending...").should("be.visible");
+      //remove a secret
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Secrets");
+      cy.waitTextVisible(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.get('[data-icon="delete"]').first().click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Confirm Secret Removal");
+      cy.get("button").contains("Yes").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Removed secret.");
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(`secretdescription${number}`);
+      //remove ingestion source
+      cy.goToIngestionPage();
+      cy.get('[data-testid="delete-button"]').first().click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Confirm Ingestion Source Removal");
+      cy.get("button").contains("Yes").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Removed ingestion source.");
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(ingestion_source_name)
+      //verify secret is not present during ingestion source creation for password dropdown
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Create new source");
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Snowflake");
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Snowflake Recipe");
+      cy.get("#account_id").type(accound_id);
+      cy.get("#warehouse").type(warehouse_id);
+      cy.get("#username").type(username);
+      cy.get("#password").click().wait(1000);
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(`secretname${number}`);
+      //verify secret can be added during ingestion source creation and used successfully
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Create Secret");    
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"]').contains("Create a new Secret").should("be.visible");
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"] #name').type(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"] #value').type(`secretvalue${number}`);
+      cy.get('[role="dialog"] #description').type(`secretdescription${number}`);
+      cy.get('#createSecretButton').click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Created secret!");
+      cy.get("#role").type(role);
+      cy.get("button").contains("Next").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Configure an Ingestion Schedule");
+      cy.get("button").contains("Next").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Give this ingestion source a name."); 
+      cy.get('[data-testid="source-name-input"]').type(ingestion_source_name);
+      cy.get("button").contains("Save").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Successfully created ingestion source!").wait(5000)//prevent issue with missing form data
+      cy.waitTextVisible(ingestion_source_name);
+      cy.get("button").contains("Pending...").should("be.visible");
+      //Remove ingestion source and secret
+      cy.goToIngestionPage();
+      cy.get('[data-testid="delete-button"]').first().click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Confirm Ingestion Source Removal");
+      cy.get("button").contains("Yes").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Removed ingestion source.");
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(ingestion_source_name)
+      cy.clickOptionWithText("Secrets");
+      cy.waitTextVisible(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.get('[data-icon="delete"]').first().click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Confirm Secret Removal");
+      cy.get("button").contains("Yes").click();
+      cy.waitTextVisible("Removed secret.");
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(`secretname${number}`);
+      cy.ensureTextNotPresent(`secretdescription${number}`);    
+    })
+});
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