Workaround · Permissions & security · Blocks work
Upgrade service needs database access, so data must be obfuscated first
1 source thread · first seen 2026-01
Summary
Using Odoo's upgrade service means giving it access to the database. Customers can obfuscate sensitive columns before sending, though this is partial, or run community upgrade scripts themselves.
- Affects
- Teams upgrading Odoo with sensitive data
- Workaround
- Run the odoo-bin obfuscate command before upgrade, or use community OpenUpgrade scripts
- Switched to or considered
- OCA OpenUpgrade
Evidence
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“You can crypt the data before sending to the upgrade platform”