Generate Encryption Keys

To protect sensitive credit card information, when you use a batch template that includes a field for credit card numbers to import data, the program automatically encrypts the import file when it saves the file to the server. To ensure the security of this sensitive data, you must periodically generate a new encryption key. We recommend your organization grant only a few users the rights to generate encryption keys.

Warning: After you generate an encryption key, you can no longer read any previously encrypted import files. Before you generate a new key, run the import process for any pending import files to avoid data loss to unreadable import files. For information about how to run the import process, see Start an Import Process.

To generate a new key from the Import page, select Generate encryption key under Tasks. When a message appears to ask whether to update the encryption key, select Yes. You return to the Import page. The program now uses the new encryption key to secure new import files that include credit card number information.

After you run an import process to create a batch from an encrypted import file, the program automatically deletes the encrypted import file from the server.