How to encrypt data in Salesforce?

<div>Depending on the size of your org, enabling a standard field for encryption can take a few minutes.

1. Make sure that your org has an active encryption key. If you’re not sure, check with your administrator.
2. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter <kbd>Platform Encryption</kbd>, and then select Encryption Policy.
3. Click Encrypt Fields.
4. Click Edit.
5. Select the fields you want to encrypt.<div>All new data entered in this field is encrypted. By default, data is encrypted using a probabilistic encryption scheme. To apply deterministic encryption to your data, select Deterministic from the Encryption Scheme list. For more information, see “How Deterministic Encryption Supports Filtering” in Salesforce Help.
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6. Click Save.

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