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description: Shield Extension managed package by Own from Salesforce includes tools that help you get the most out of Shield Platform Encryption, Field Audit Trail, and Field History Tracking. The Platform Encryption Analyzer streamlines field-level encryption planning and implementation. Use the Field History Explorer to view history changes for tracked fields. With History Retention Policy Manager, monitor and update field history tracking and data retention configurations.
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# Shield Extension

Shield Extension managed package by Own from Salesforce includes tools that help you get the most out of Shield Platform Encryption, Field Audit Trail, and Field History Tracking. The Platform Encryption Analyzer streamlines field-level encryption planning and implementation. Use the Field History Explorer to view history changes for tracked fields. With History Retention Policy Manager, monitor and update field history tracking and data retention configurations.

- **[Get Started with Shield Extension](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.shield_ext_get_started.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Shield Extension provides comprehensive tools to analyze Salesforce field encryption options, review data retention policies, and explore field history for enhanced data security.
- **[Platform Encryption Analyzer Tab](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.shield_ext_pe_analyzer.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Before encrypting fields in an org, find out which ones are compatible with Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption. Encryption helps protect sensitive data by converting it into a format that is unreadable without the appropriate decryption key.
- **[History Retention Policy Manager Tab](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.shield_ext_history_retention.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Maintain compliance with data retention policies, manage field history tracking, and ensure sensitive data is properly monitored from the History Retention policy Manager tab.
- **[Field History Explorer Tab in Secure](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.shield_ext_field_history_explorer.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    View history changes for tracked fields at the record level within Salesforce.
- **[Troubleshooting Platform Encryption Analyzer in Shield Extension](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.shield_ext_faq_pea.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    If you have issues with the Platform Encryption Analyzer in Shield Extension, there are some troubleshooting tips that can sometimes help.