How do I encrypt a custom field in Salesforce shield?
Encrypt custom fields on custom objects
- Navigate to Setup.
- Select Create.
- Select Your Custom Object.
- Select Custom Field.
- Select Edit.
- Check the Box Next to Encrypt.
- Click Save.
What type of fields can be encrypted in Salesforce?
You can encrypt certain fields on standard and custom objects, data in Chatter, and search index files. With some exceptions, encrypted fields work normally throughout the Salesforce user interface, business processes, and APIs.
Can we encrypt number field in Salesforce?
You can encrypt standard fields on custom objects, and custom fields on both standard and custom objects. Shield Platform Encryption also supports custom fields in installed managed packages. For best results, encrypt the least number of fields possible.
Who can see encrypted fields in Salesforce?
If you have the View Encrypted Data permission and you grant login access to another user, the user can see encrypted fields in plain text. Only users with the View Encrypted Data permission can clone the value of an encrypted field when cloning that record.
Can a Pardot email be encrypted by shield platform?
Pardot supports contact email addresses encrypted by Shield Platform Encryption as long as your Pardot instance meets a few conditions. Your org must allow multiple prospects with the same email address. After this feature is enabled, you can add the contact email address field to your encryption policy.
Are there Unicode characters that cannot be encrypted in shield platform?
Two of those unicode character sequences, \FFFE and \FFFF, can’t be included in text encrypted by Shield Platform Encryption. If you encounter an error mentioning these unicode sequences, delete the text copied from the email field and type it manually.
What’s the latest version of shield platform encryption?
Shield Platform Encryption supports version 4.10 and later of the Salesforce B2B Commerce managed package, with some behavior differences. For a complete list of considerations, see Shield Platform Encryption for B2B Commerce. If you encrypt fields with a key and then destroy the key, the corresponding search terms remain in the search index.
Can a custom field be encrypted in schema builder?
Some custom fields can’t be encrypted. Fields that have the Unique or External ID attributes or include these attributes on previously encrypted custom fields (applies only to fields that use the probabilistic encryption scheme) You can’t use Schema Builder to create an encrypted custom field.