Which is the best practice to be used to encode custom attributes like SSN, Passport number . Also what would be the choice for strong algorithm like ( MD5 or any SHA based encoding).

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Which is the best practice to be used to encode custom attributes like SSN, Passport number . Also what would be the choice for strong algorithm like ( MD5 or any SHA based encoding).

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For encrypting custom attributes like SSN and Passport #, check out: https://wiki.hybris.com/display/release5/Using+Encryption+for+Attribute+Values

By default hybris comes with MD5 based encoding configured, but we typically recommend something a little stronger like SHA256.

Hope this helps!