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Sensitive identifiers and who can see them

Tax IDs, identity document numbers and bank accounts are encrypted. How to enter them, and who can reveal them.

  • Updated
  • For managers

Who can do this: Owners, admins and managers write; owners and admins reveal

What is encrypted

  • Tax identification numbers.
  • Identity document numbers and the identifiers of beneficial owners.
  • Bank account numbers.
  • Two-factor secrets and recovery codes of your team.

These values are encrypted in the database with AES-256-GCM before they are saved. The key is stored on the server, separate from the database, so a copy of the database alone does not reveal them.

Entering and revealing them

  • They are write-only for managers: you can enter or replace a value, but the screen shows only that one is set.
  • Owners and admins can reveal the full value when needed. Each reveal is recorded in the audit log.
  • Bank account numbers are shown by their last four characters everywhere else.
  • The audit log lists which sensitive fields changed but never their values.
  • Values never appear in logs or in the details of audit entries.

Note: Full account numbers appear only in the bank export for distributions, which owners and admins can run. See Pay distributions and bank exports.

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