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Setting an Encrypted Field to Read Only if Encryption Fails

If decryption fails, then the Encrypt ReadOnly Field field user property sets an encrypted field to read-only. It must specify the name of a calculated business component field whose Calculated Value property is empty.

The calculated field that this field user property specifies determines whether Siebel CRM sets the data in the encrypted field to read-only. Preserving the data in read-only form allows someone to recover it later without modifying this data. This calculated field can use one of the following values:

  • Y. Decryption fails on the encrypted field. Siebel CRM sets this encrypted field to read-only.

  • N. Decryption succeeds on the encrypted field. Siebel CRM sets this encrypted field to readable.

For example, the Quote business component includes the encrypted Credit Card Number field. Siebel CRM sets the Encrypt ReadOnly Field user property for this field to the value that the Credit Card Number - Read Only calculated field contains.