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Can we use Always Encryption or Dynamic Data Masking with Navision without changing any code i.e. any OutOfBox

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Hi,

I wanted to know, if by chance is there any out of the box way to use "Always Encryption" or "Dynamic Data Masking" without changing any code inside Dynamics Navision? 

What I know is:-

1. To use Always Encryption : Dynamics NAVision code has to be changed to add .Net assemblies. Can it be done through any query in SQL Server only?

2. To use Dynamic Data Masking : Dynamics NAV table structure has to be changed to add the MASK function. Can it be done without changing the actual structure of the table column through just with the SQL query?

Thanks,

Shobhit Agarwal

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    Stefano Demiliani 37,166 Most Valuable Professional on at
    RE: Can we use Always Encryption or Dynamic Data Masking with Navision without changing any code i.e. any OutOfBox

    Yes, actually the translation is not native. On fields where encryption is active you've to perform encoding/decoding.

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    RE: Can we use Always Encryption or Dynamic Data Masking with Navision without changing any code i.e. any OutOfBox

    Does that mean, currently only way to use "Always Encryption" or "Dynamic Data Masking" from SQL Server 2016, definitely requires some coding change inside Navision?

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    Stefano Demiliani Profile Picture
    Stefano Demiliani 37,166 Most Valuable Professional on at
    RE: Can we use Always Encryption or Dynamic Data Masking with Navision without changing any code i.e. any OutOfBox

    1) With Always Encrypted, on SQL Server 2016 you can right click on a column an select Encrypt column (then select encryption type and key, that can be stored on local machine or Azure Key Vault). In NAV actually you need to decrypt the data by yourself (dotNet variable is the standard way to do that).

    2) Same as before. 

    P.S. these features are also "hot topics" for GDPR requirements, so with NAV things could change in the next months.

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    RE: Can we use Always Encryption or Dynamic Data Masking with Navision without changing any code i.e. any OutOfBox

    Hi Stefano,

    Thanks for the response.

    I understand from your response that you are referring to the in-built feature of "Data Encryption" inside Navision 2017.

    community.dynamics.com/.../276.2-data-encryption

    Actually, I have a different question, I am looking for the options for "Data Encryption" from SQL Server side, I don't want to change any code inside my Navision. Is it possible?

    From SQL Server 2016, two new features has been introduced:

    1. Always Encryption

    2. Dynamic Data Masking

    With my testing, with above two features, what my results suggested is that both these requires coding change inside my Navision Development Environment, which I want to avoid.

    What I am looking out for is any Out-of-the-box solution or through any SQL Query I can achieve "Encryption/Data Masking" without changing any code.

    Please suggest!!

    Thanks,

    Shobhit Agarwal

    Associate IT Architect

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    Stefano Demiliani 37,166 Most Valuable Professional on at
    RE: Can we use Always Encryption or Dynamic Data Masking with Navision without changing any code i.e. any OutOfBox

    From NAV 2017, encryption is supported.

    Codeunit 1266 Encryption Management offers an API for encryption of data.

    Encryption examples can be found in NAV in the following places:

    Page 1260 Bank Data Conv. Service Setup

    Page 1270 OCR Service Setup

    Page 5330 CRM Connection Setup

    Obviously you can fine-tune your encryption by using .NET.

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