Encrypting field values

Applies to: On premises

You can encrypt a simple string or long string field value in the IBM OpenPages® repository to prevent system administrators from viewing confidential data directly from the database. Encrypted field values are shown as a string of random characters.

Note: Before encrypting long strings in OpenPages running on Oracle 12.2, refer to the following Technote: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010106. The Technote describes a potential issue and how to resolve it by obtaining the appropriate patch from Oracle support and applying it to your environment.

Procedure

  1. Define basic information about the field. For more information, see Defining fields and adding them to field groups.
  2. To encrypt all values for the field, set Encrypted to True.
  3. Finish defining the field. For more information, see Defining fields and adding them to field groups.

Results

The field is now marked for encryption. The timing of the encryption depends on the status of the field level encryption keystore:
  • If keystore is enabled, all field values are encrypted when you save the field definition.
  • If the keystore is disabled, no field values are encrypted until you enable the keystore.
For more information, see Configure field level encryption.