How to encrypt field level using payload?

[kalib-code]

I am new to payload and I was hoping if payload can handle encrypt field level to DB and decrypt on payload UI

[DanRibbens]

Here is an example using Payload's own ecrypt and decrypt functions.

// encryptionHooks.ts
import { FieldHook } from 'payload/types';

const encryptKey: FieldHook = ({ req, value }) => (value ? req.payload.encrypt(value as string) : undefined);
const decryptKey: FieldHook = ({ req, value }) => (value ? req.payload.decrypt(value as string) : undefined);

const encryptionHooks = {
  beforeChange: [
    encryptKey,
  ],
  afterRead: [
    decryptKey,
  ],
};

export default encryptionHooks;

Example usage in a field:

import encryptionHooks from '../../fields/encryptionHooks';

const Customers: CollectionConfig = {
	slug: 'customers',
	fields: [
		{
			name: 'ssn',
			label: 'SSN',
			type: 'text',
			hooks: encryptionHooks,
		},
	],
};

[kalib-code]

so payload encrypts and decrypt is already in the payload you just need to use it. that's amazing