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excerptThe core features and functionality of the Security and Encryption app is through the app  Secure  macro. This page gets you up and running to secure your data. Users are only able to view the encrypted text after entering their Confluence password. Let's encrypt some secret information, decrypt it and view its Audit Log. Ingredients Apps Security and Encryption Macros Secure Guide Encrypting the Text On a draft Confluence page insert a Secure macro The following pop-up window is displayed. enter a Title This is the text that will appear to anyone who is viewing the page. Try to keep it short yet descriptive. enter the text that you would like to encrypt in the  Secret field choose the Who can access drop down list, so you can assign the access accordingly You can choose to make it accessible for Specific User(s)  or  Group(s) . You can also opt to exclude certain  User(s)  or  Group(s) , or just make it accessible to the  Owner . type in a user or user group to limit who gets to see the encrypted text If you leave the  User(s)  and  Group(s)  fields blank, then only  you  (the creator of the macro on the page) will be able to view it. You should have something that looks like this. After choosing  Insert you will have something that looks like this in the Confluence editor. Save/Update the page A blue button with the title you entered will be displayed on the page. To decrypt the text select the blue button follow the instructions provided Decrypting the Text Ensure you have access to the page with the Secure macro and you are one of the users that have been granted permission in the macro. choose the blue button with the small lock icon It should look similar to the example below. The following screen is displayed enter your Confluence password select Decrypt Why do I need to enter my password? You also have the option to prevent the Secure macro from asking you for your password for the next 5 minutes. Managing Password Timeouts in the Secure Macro . If your Confluence password is successfully authenticated, the following screen is displayed. The password will only be revealed after the additional step of clicking the  Reveal  button. The decrypted text will then be displayed inline within the page. To skip revealing the password, simply select the Copy to clipboard button to easily paste your password elsewhere. Copy the text quickly. After the preset time has elapsed, the window disappears and you may have to enter your Confluence password again if you did not check the Don't ask me again in the next 5 minutes option. Viewing Audit Logs Audit logs are available to show who has decrypted and seen this information. select the button enter your Confluence password when prompted to display the encrypted information At the bottom of the dialog window choose  View audit log .   Notes Not applicable. Result Not applicable.
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How the Encryption Works to Keep Your Text Secure

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