diff --git a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/components/ConfigEditor/StringEditor.tsx b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/components/ConfigEditor/StringEditor.tsx
index 9f21f77..e48038d 100644
--- a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/components/ConfigEditor/StringEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/components/ConfigEditor/StringEditor.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Input } from "reactstrap";
+import { EntryUnitType } from "../../models/EntryUnitType";
 import { InputEditorBasePropModel } from "./InputEditorBase";
 import SelectionEditorBase from "./SelectionEditorBase";
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export default class StringEditor extends SelectionEditorBase {
     }
 
     private preRenderInput(): React.ReactNode {
-        return (<Input type={this.props.Entry.Validation.IsPassword ? "password" : "text"}
+        return (<Input type={this.props.Entry.Value.UnitType === EntryUnitType.Password ? "password" : "text"}
                         onChange={(e: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => this.onValueChange(e, this.props.Entry)}
                         placeholder={"Please enter a string ..."}
                         disabled={this.props.Entry.Value.IsReadOnly || this.props.IsReadOnly}
diff --git a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryUnitType.ts b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryUnitType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..555634b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryUnitType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+*/
+export enum EntryUnitType {
+    None,
+    Password,
+    File,
+    Directory
+}
diff --git a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValidation.ts b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValidation.ts
index 1379e9e..6913e11 100644
--- a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValidation.ts
+++ b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValidation.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2020, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 */
+import { EntryUnitType } from "./EntryUnitType";
 
 export default class EntryValidation {
     public Minimum: number;
@@ -9,4 +10,8 @@ export default class EntryValidation {
     public Regex: string;
     public IsRequired: boolean;
     public IsPassword: boolean;
+
+    public static IsItPassword(UntiType: EntryUnitType): boolean {
+            return UntiType === EntryUnitType.Password;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValue.ts b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValue.ts
index 0a3571a..5529e62 100644
--- a/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValue.ts
+++ b/src/Moryx.Runtime.Maintenance.Web.UI/src/modules/models/EntryValue.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 */
 
+import { EntryUnitType } from "./EntryUnitType";
 import { EntryValueType } from "./EntryValueType";
 
 export default class EntryValue {
     public Type: EntryValueType;
+    public UnitType: EntryUnitType;
     public Current: string;
     public Default: string;
     public Possible: string[];