Salesforce Encrypted SSN/CreditCard Field Limitation

SSN Field Encryption & Shield/Credit Card Field Limitation – SFDC

Salesforce have ability to display the secured data in encrypted format. It is salesforce out of box functionality. You can create new Text(Encrypted) using “Custom Fields & Relationships” on the object.

Advantages of SSN Field Encryption :

• User can’t see the customer full SSN/CreditCard number
• If user really want to see user profile have option to enable. Profile permission is “View Encrypted Data”

Disadvantages of SSN Field Encryption :

• Can’t use encrypted field in the report/listview/global search filter criteria
• Can’t use use in SOQL query where condition. You will get below error while using encrypted field in the query filter condition