Field Encryption Add-On

  1. Introduction
  2. Create a Field Encryption

Introduction

If you collect personal data, private data or sensitive data with your Easy Forms installation (name, address, phone, email, birthdate, SSN, etc.) and/or are working on GDPR compliance you should use this add-on to protect your user information.

Powerful Data Encryption

AES-256 Bank/Military grade database storage encryption

Multiple Field Encryption

A single configuration to encrypt a field, several fields or all the fields of your forms.

Custom Friendly Messages

Show a customized message that registered users will see when viewing your encrypted data.

Grant View / Edit Permissions

By default, only you can see the encrypted fields. However, you can grant permission to view/edit encrypted data to other users.

Create a Field Encryption

To create a field encryption, you must perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the Add-ons Manager and click on Field Encryption.
  2. Click the Set Up a Form button.
  3. A form used to configure the encryption will appear.
    • Form: Select the form to validate.
    • Status: Can be:
      • On: Enable encryption
      • Off: Disable encryption
    • Permission to visualize / edit encrypted data: It's composed of: "Grant" or "Deny". If you deny the permission to some users, the rest will be granted permission.
    • Users: Select the users who can see and edit the encrypted data
    • Fields: It's composed of:
      • Field: Choose the field to encrypt its value.
      • Display: The custom message to display instead of the original value. E.g. --Personal Data--, -PERMISSION DENIED- or XXXXXX
  4. Click Create