diff --git a/utils/index.d.ts b/utils/index.d.ts
index 76d37e91ff..2b1be49cd7 100644
--- a/utils/index.d.ts
+++ b/utils/index.d.ts
@@ -1755,6 +1755,16 @@ export declare namespace AzExtFsExtra {
 
 export declare function maskValue(data: string, valueToMask: string | undefined): string;
 
+/**
+ * Best effort to mask all data that could potentially identify a user
+ *
+ * @param unknownArg Any unknown value.  This value will be cast to a string and then masked before returning.
+ * @param actionValuesToMask An array of strings indicating additional values to mask.
+ * @param lessAggressive A boolean value that defaults to false.  If set to true, the most aggressive masking will be skipped.
+ * @param getUsername To be used ONLY by test code.  Function used to get the username.
+ */
+export declare function maskUserInfo(unknownArg: unknown, actionValuesToMask: string[], lessAggressive?: boolean, getUsername?: () => string): string;
+
 export declare function openUrl(url: string): Promise<void>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/utils/package-lock.json b/utils/package-lock.json
index 7a60bd6361..26093d4962 100644
--- a/utils/package-lock.json
+++ b/utils/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils",
-    "version": "2.5.6",
+    "version": "2.5.7",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils",
-            "version": "2.5.6",
+            "version": "2.5.7",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@microsoft/vscode-azureresources-api": "^2.3.1",
diff --git a/utils/package.json b/utils/package.json
index 882418eda3..721c9c3352 100644
--- a/utils/package.json
+++ b/utils/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils",
     "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
-    "version": "2.5.6",
+    "version": "2.5.7",
     "description": "Common UI tools for developing Azure extensions for VS Code",
     "tags": [
         "azure",
diff --git a/utils/src/index.ts b/utils/src/index.ts
index 3955a98a3f..8a015ea43d 100644
--- a/utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/utils/src/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export * from './DialogResponses';
 export * from './errors';
 export * from './extensionUserAgent';
 export { registerUIExtensionVariables } from './extensionVariables';
-export { addExtensionValueToMask, callWithMaskHandling, maskValue } from './masking';
+export { addExtensionValueToMask, callWithMaskHandling, maskUserInfo, maskValue } from './masking';
 export * from './openReadOnlyContent';
 export * from './parseError';
 export * from './pickTreeItem/contextValue/ContextValueQuickPickStep';