Configuring a custom cipher
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Although Pega Platform has an integrated platform cipher, you can implement a custom cipher to address policies that are specific to your company. You can use your own custom cipher in Pega Platform as a data encryption type.
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Create a custom encryption cipher and define rules in Pega Platform that support this cipher. For more information, see the Pega Community article Creating a custom cipher in Pega Platform.
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In the header of Dev Studio, click
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To encrypt application data, in the Application data encryption section, do the following steps:
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Select Custom cipher to encrypt data with your custom cipher.
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In the Site specific cipher class field, enter the name of the class that you created in step 1.
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Click Activate to start using this custom cipher for encryption purposes.
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To encrypt system data, in the System data encryption section, select the source of the master key.
- Pega Platform
- Keystore
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If you select Pega Platform, then also click Regenerate.
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If you select Keystore, then in the Select keystore field, press the Down Arrow key, select a keystore that is sourced from a data page, and click Activate.
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On the Warning dialog box that informs you about the changed encryption cipher, click Apply to confirm the custom cipher activation.
- Encrypting data
To make your data more secure, you can select the type of encryption to use in your application to encrypt and decrypt passwords, properties, and BLOBs.