Salesforce Security Guide

Salesforce Security Guide
Salesforce Security Basics
Authenticate Users
Give Users Access to Data
Share Objects and Fields
Platform Encryption
Encrypt Fields and Files
Encrypt Fields
Encrypt Files
Best Practices
Set Up Platform Encryption
How It Works
Monitoring Your Organization's Security
Security Tips for Apex and Visualforce Development
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Encrypt Fields

Select the fields you want to encrypt. When a field is encrypted, its value appears as asterisks to users who don't have permission to view it.
Available as add-on subscription in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions. Available in Developer Edition at no charge for organizations created in Summer ’15 and later.
Available in Salesforce Classic.

User Permissions Needed
To view setup: “View Setup and Configuration”
To encrypt fields: “Customize Application”

Depending on the size of your organization, enabling a standard field for encryption can take a few minutes.

  1. Make sure that your organization has an active encryption key. If you’re not sure, check with your administrator.
  2. From Setup, enter Platform Encryption in the Quick Find box, then select Platform Encryption.
  3. Select Encrypt Fields.
  4. Select Edit.
  5. Select the fields to encrypt, and save your settings.
The automatic Platform Encryption validation service kicks off. If any of your organization's settings are blocking encryption, you will receive an email with instructions for fixing them.
Field values are automatically encrypted only in records created or updated after you’ve enabled encryption. Salesforce recommends updating existing records to ensure that their field values are encrypted. For example, if you encrypt the Description field on the Case object, use the Data Loader to update all case records. Contact Salesforce if you need help with this.

This information applies to Platform Encryption and not to Classic Encryption.

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