CLIENT SIDE ENCRYPTION IN ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS

摘要

A client side encryption for on-demand applications is described. The encryption is targeted to the business object attributes flagged as critical in the application metadata repository. This approach is applicable to a wide range of enterprise applications that are provided on-demand in the cloud and makes them attractive to security sensitive customers.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, at a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors:
receiving encrypted data, wherein the encrypted data comprises business object attribute data; receiving additional data comprising metadata that includes information identifying the encrypted data; receiving a request for the encrypted data, the request comprising a set of values from the additional data; retrieving the encrypted data in the unencrypted database based on the set of values; and providing the retrieved encrypted data in response to the request.