Manage Data Encryption

You can encrypt data on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server by generating new or importing existing encryption keys that you enable on the server.

If Microsoft Dynamics NAV is configured with multiple service tiers, then you must first enable encryption on one server and then export the key so it can be imported to another server where you enable encryption.

Important

If you export companies and other data that is secured by data encryption, then remember to also export the encryption key so that you can access the data after you import it into another database, for example when you restore a backup. Creating a backup of encrypted data involves the following high-level steps. Export the data from one database. For more information, see How to: Export and Import Companies and Other Data in Clients. Export the data encryption key. For more information, see How to: Export and Import Encryption Keys. Import the data into another database. For more information, see How to: Export and Import Companies and Other Data in Clients. Import the data encryption key. For more information, see How to: Export and Import Encryption Keys.

The following table describes a sequence of tasks, with links to the topics that describe them. These tasks are listed in the order in which they are generally performed.