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Amit Agarwal, Google Developer Expert, introduces PDF Toolbox, a new Google add-on that can encrypt and decrypt PDF files in Google Drive. The add-on allows users to password protect PDFs and remove password protection. It can also password protect Google documents, spreadsheets, and slides by converting them to PDF format and encrypting them with a specified password. To get started, visit the provided link in the video description and add the add-on to your Google account by granting necessary permissions. A PDF icon will appear in the Google Drive sidebar once permissions are granted.

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How can you tell if your data is being encrypted?

In the Data Protection window, click on the icon of the hard drive (aka System Storage). Under System Storage, if you see the following text: OSDisk (C) and In compliance underneath, then your hard drive is encrypted.

How do I enable Shield encryption?

Turning on Shield Platform Encryption is as easy as 1-2-3. Provision your license. Contact Salesforce to get one. Assign permissions.To enable Shield Platform Encryption, you need the Customize Application and Manage Encryption Keys permissions. Enable Shield Platform Encryption for your org.

How does shield encryption work?

Shield Platform Encryption relies on a unique tenant secret that you control and a master secret thats maintained by Salesforce. By default, we combine these secrets to create your unique data encryption key. You can also supply your own final data encryption key.

What is Salesforce Shield platform encryption?

Shield Platform Encryption lets you control and rotate the key material used to encrypt your data. You can use Salesforce to generate a tenant secret for you, which is then combined with a per-release master secret to derive a data encryption key.

Why isn t my encrypted data masked?

If the Shield Platform Encryption service isnt available, data is masked in some types of encrypted fields. This is to help you troubleshoot encryption key issues, not to control user access to data.

How do I enable classic encryption in Salesforce?

Encrypt New Data in Custom Fields in Salesforce Classic From the management settings for the object, go to Fields. In the Custom Fields Relationships section, create a field or edit an existing one. Select Encrypted. All new data entered in this field is encrypted. Click Save.

How do I enable Shield platform encryption?

Turning on Shield Platform Encryption is as easy as 1-2-3. Provision your license. Contact Salesforce to get one. Assign permissions.To enable Shield Platform Encryption, you need the Customize Application and Manage Encryption Keys permissions. Enable Shield Platform Encryption for your org.

What is classic encryption in Salesforce?

Salesforce Classic Encryption protects data from your existing Salesforce users by providing masking capabilities, which allow you to hide the original data with random characters. This out-of-the-box functionality can be used to encrypt custom fields with 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

What type of encryption does Salesforce use?

The Shield Platform Encryption process uses symmetric key encryption, a 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm using CBC mode, and a randomized 128-bit initialization vector to encrypt data stored on the Salesforce Platform. Both data encryption and decryption occur on the application servers.

What is Shield platform encryption?

Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption enables enterprises using Salesforce to natively encrypt data at rest across their Salesforce apps without compromising business functionality.

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