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# Encryption components

# Encryption components {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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The RPA Desktop Design Studio secures data through encryption, file hashes, and
encoding. This feature of RPA Desktop Design Studio can be the part of a
workflow.
* **[Use the DecryptString component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tIweiBXQ3VoOPRm8lB70_Q)**   
  Decrypt an encrypted string by providing the encryption key using the Decrypt String component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
* **[Use the EncryptString component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hZjvr~jdcj7pxyp71NGQxg)**   
  Encrypt a string by providing the encryption key with the EncryptString component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio.
* **[Use the GenerateFileHash component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/l5aJI9ROT3nWGZytKdcQFA)**   
  Generate the file HashCode for any file using the GenerateFileHash component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
* **[Use the SecureStringDecode component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MbwOQh1UWU4tEPmbOUcpQw)**   
  Decode a secure string by using the SecureStringDecode component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
* **[Use the SecureStringEncode component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/i_WBiAHh8yK8Hxgziq1SIQ)**   
  Encode a string to secure it by using the Secure String Encode component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
* **[Properties of the Encryption components](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/jas8Pd1~LgWtL~ygoNaW6A)**   
  Learn about the properties of the Encryption components in RPA Desktop Design Studio.