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title: Encrypt Your Entire Database (GA Release)
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description: Database Encryption is generally available worldwide. It began its deployment in Winter '26. Due to the pace of the controlled release, some regions lagged in enabling the new feature. Database Encryption allows you to sort, filter and reference encrypted data without functional or performance tradeoffs. You can still apply Field Level Encryption to individual fields if required.
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# Encrypt Your Entire Database (GA Release)

Database Encryption is generally available worldwide. It began its deployment in Winter '26. Due to the pace of the controlled release, some regions lagged in enabling the new feature. Database Encryption allows you to sort, filter and reference encrypted data without functional or performance tradeoffs. You can still apply Field Level Encryption to individual fields if required.

**Where:** This change applies to Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic (not available in all environments) in Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions using Hyperforce in a cell where Database Encryption is enabled.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-salesforce_release_notes-260-0-0-production-enus/ba62a63b-6cd1-440e-8d24-e867afab0363/images/icon_note.png)

Note Database Encryption is now generally available. The feature is being deployed to all Hyperforce instances.

**How:** In your org, on the Encryption Settings page, choose the **Encrypt the Transactional Database** toggle. Salesforce begins encrypting data with your tenant-specific Shield key. Your other encryption settings (Fields and Files, Search Indexes, and Event Log Data) are unchanged.