Are your forms encrypted?

  • Gina
    Asked on March 3, 2017 at 11:51 AM

    We have been working with Formstack and we will no longer be able to use them with our website and we found you guys! We are a motorcycle dealership and we are wondering if your forms are encrypted because we will be using you to make a finance application form...

     

    Please let me know ASAP 

     

    Thanks! 

  • Support_Management Jotform Support
    Replied on March 3, 2017 at 2:52 PM

    Hello Gina 😊 Yes we offer a Form Encryption feature but I'll let you know as early as now that it comes with consequences, especially when you lose the private key generated (the one you will use for decrypting the data).

    On top of that, there are features that you won't be able to utilize once you enable Encryption. It's because once the data is encrypted, it will be encrypted everywhere EXCEPT these 2 locations where you can decrypt them:

    1. From the Submissions Page

    2. Through Email Notification

    Form Encryption is indeed great but IMHO it's unnecessary. Think of it as the 2-step verification from Google - Yes, it's a great added layer of security but still, an optional feature.

    Even without encryption, the forms and submissions are already transmitted securely with a 256 bit high-grade encryption, which means that data is encrypted during the transmission and cannot be interrupted by anyone else. We have an SSL certificate that uses SHA256 with RSA encryption https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=secure.jotform.com 

    We are also Safe Harbor Certified.

    Related article: Announcing-JotForm-s-Safe-Harbor-Certification

    So before proceeding, I strongly urge you to read and review our guide below, especially the Q&A section that should answer any doubt you might still have about Form Encryption.

    Complete guide: What-Are-Encrypted-Forms-and-How-to-Use-Them-as-Expert