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# Encryption rule actions

# Encryption rule actions {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

An encryption rule maps fields in a client request to fields in a table on your instance
and identifies fields marked for encryption.

An encryption rule action only runs when the encryption rule condition returns true. An encryption rule identifies the data to be encrypted in your request payload. Because the rule iterates over the content in the request object,
you must understand the form and structure of your request body and determine what in the request must be encrypted. The data to be encrypted might be located within:  
* A [POST or URL parameter](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/10kohEAkxSXxRGanrKZung#param-apis "POST and URL parameters can be accessed as properties of the request object using request.postParams and request.urlParams.").
* JSON or XML content within a [POST or
  URL parameter](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/10kohEAkxSXxRGanrKZung#param-apis__xml-json).
* A [JSON](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XStZ1eaONPuRhW1Lx0LVtQ "JSON APIs can be used after calling getAsJsonContent() on either the request object or a ParameterValue property.") payload.
* An [XML](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/T6uDP8eUQs9E51Y_lePZPg "XML APIs can be used after calling getAsXmlContent() on either the request object or a ParameterValue property.") payload.
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Before writing an encryption rule action, be sure to:

* [Inspect the client request](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Dcn2DVGury5X24PFjWS_Kg "Before creating a custom encryption rule, you must determine the format of the client request entering the Edge Encryption proxy server.").
* Identify where the sensitive data is located in the [request](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/CR6Fv3~bLOAJfQjIcmGTgg#c_requestAPI "The request object is a global object available in Edge Encryption rule action and condition scripts.") object.
* Determine the field and table name to insert data into, or understand how to [dynamically pull this from the
  request](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/10kohEAkxSXxRGanrKZung#param-apis__dynamic-table).
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[Encryption rule objects and APIs](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/mn3qt1mRe3J_YwBSOrYLCA "Use encryption rule APIs to parse and encrypt values in requests moving through the Edge Encryption proxy server to the instance.") are available to encryption rule actions and
conditions.