Added New UI Type Date & Time in Custom Field for vTiger Updates
Data security is key in any software, and due to the high number of security-vulnerable algorithms, there are a lot of issues with data security.
The vTiger database is easily hacked by the hecklers, who steal important data like customer’s phone numbers, emails, SSNs, addresses, etc. and sell those data in the market at a higher cost.
vTiger Community Database Safe?
Database is open and easy to check.- Easy target from heckler using SQL injection.
- There is no encryption of important data.
How does CRMTiger help?
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- The CRMTiger team implemented the option to encrypt any field from any module in the database using the “SHA256” encryption algorithm.
- Encrypt any of the confidential fields in the database so they will not be hacked by any third party.
- Phone #
- SSN
Encryption Setting:
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- There is an option in settings to allow modules and fields to be set in encryption.
- From the Settings page, you could simply encrypt all previous entries.
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Where will encryption apply?
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- Encryption will apply in the following view of the vTiger CRM.
- List view
- Edit view
- Detail view
- Report
- Email / SMS going out from the system
- Report
- Dashboard
- API Integration
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Encryption in Database:
Display original data in vTiger:
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- In all the places above, the CRMTiger team updated the encryption logic so it would convert encrypted values from the database and decrypt them to display the original value to the user.
- When you save a record, either from Edit View, Quick Edit, or Quick Create, it will convert the data into encrypted format in the database.
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I hope you find this blog useful.
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