If you are using Salesforce, you would be having a lot of data stored in Salesforce objects. Some of it would be sensitive data, and some of it would even be sensitive enough that you don’t want anyone to look at it, like revenue related data. So the question is, is the data on your Salesforce implementation secure enough? How fastidious are you about your customer’s or company’s sensitive data and how to make sure that the data remains secure and be accessible to particular eyes necessarily? Encrypting Data in Salesforce Salesforce in general has very strict security protocols and standards so usually there is no need to additionally secure any data. But for some data there is nothing paranoid about taking extra precaution. More and more companies nowadays are taking the security of their user and financial data very seriously and to satisfy them Salesforce and third party Salesforce developers have provided users a number of ways to encrypt their data. Salesforce Custom Field Encryption (Both Classic and Platform) For those using Salesforce Developer, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Database.com editions, there is a way that they can encrypt data values. This is applicable to custom fields only. Using Apex Crypto Class Now if you are slightly more paranoid and you think that custom field encryption is not enough, you can leverage the APEX class’s properties for encrypting data at rest and in-transit. Apex classes are more granular level of encryption and requires significant know-how about Salesforce, Apex programming, and Salesforce customization. Therefore we recommend you to consult a Salesforce expert before using this method. Third Party Encryption Services The third method to encrypt your data is using third party encryption services. Google ‘Salesforce Encryption Services’ and you will find hundred such third party solutions. These services are, in almost every case, paid and requires a subscription licensed based fees. These services are mainly deployed as an added layer between data entry points and Salesforce, and can be used to both encrypt and authenticate data. Theoretically they should create some latency in data addition and retrieval, but in most practical cases the latency is negligible, provided the service is flawless of course.

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