Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption
A trio of security tools to help you build a new level of trust, transparency, and governance into your business-critical apps.
Overview
Salesforce Shield is a suite of security tools that includes Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring, and Field Audit Trail. Platform Encryption allows you to natively encrypt a wide range of standard and custom fields, files, and attachments at rest, while maintaining critical app functionality. It also allows you to manage the encryption key lifecycle.
✨ Key Features
- Native encryption of data at rest
- Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) capability
- Key lifecycle management (generation, rotation, destruction)
- Support for standard fields, custom fields, files, and attachments
- Maintains application functionality like search and validation rules
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Native integration with the Salesforce platform
- Preserves critical application functionality on encrypted data
- Comprehensive security suite (encryption, monitoring, audit)
Unique Value: Provides a powerful, native way to encrypt sensitive data in Salesforce without breaking business-critical functionality, while giving customers control over their encryption keys.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Encrypting sensitive fields in the Account and Contact objects
- Using a customer-supplied key to meet data residency or control requirements
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations not using the Salesforce platform
🏆 Alternatives
Far simpler and more effective than third-party encryption gateways, which can be complex and break Salesforce functionality.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Premier, Signature tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
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