Encrypt a Custom Field

Follow these steps to encrypt a custom field.

To encrypt custom fields:

1. On the Manage Form Fields screen, select the from type that you want to encrypt from the Select Form Type field.
2. Scroll down to the Custom Fields section and in the Actions column of the field that you want to encrypt, click the Encrypt field icon .
   Note:

   The encrypt icon is available only if the Allow encrypted fields check box is enabled in the Global Settings > System Administration > Features screen.

3. Click Yes on the confirmation window that displays, which includes a warning indicating that encrypted fields are not available as search options within a form or as criteria for reporting purposes.
4. Click Yes again to confirm the action on the warning window that displays, indicating that changing the single line text box to an encrypted field cannot be undone.

   However, any data displayed in the field will be decrypted and available for viewing to those users who have the appropriate user permissions.

   Note:

   Single Line Text Box field types are the only field types that can accept encrypted data.