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Expand Up @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Use the following steps to secure a column:

1. Select **Save**.

> [!Note]
> Enabling column level security on a column will deny access unless a column security profile is assigned.

## Add teams or users to a column security profile to control access

A column security profile determines:
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Columns that can't be secured include:

- Columns in virtual tables
- [Lookup columns](/power-apps/maker/data-platform/types-of-fields#different-types-of-lookups)
- [Formula columns](/power-apps/maker/data-platform/formula-columns)
- Primary name columns (The single-line of text column each table has to show the value in a lookup field. Typically with a name ending with `name`.)
- System columns like `createdon`, `modifiedon`, `statecode`, and `statuscode`.

> [!Note]
- File and Image data types can be secured, but they can't be masked.
- Text data type with Rich text format can be secured, but an embedded image in Rich text can't be masked or bypassed for masking.

Whether the **Enable column security** checkbox is enabled depends on the value of these column properties: `CanBeSecuredForCreate`, `CanBeSecuredForRead`, and `CanBeSecuredForUpdate`. A developer can write a query to retrieve a list of these columns and you can view this data by installing the Metadata Browser solution described in [Browse the Metadata for Your Organization](/powerapps/developer/common-data-service/browse-your-metadata). Learn more about [which columns can be secured](/power-apps/developer/data-platform/field-security-entities#which-attributes-can-be-secured) and [how developers can retrieve this data](/power-apps/developer/data-platform/query-schema-definitions).

> [!Note]
> Whether the **Enable column security** checkbox is enabled depends on the value of these column properties: `CanBeSecuredForCreate`, `CanBeSecuredForRead`, and `CanBeSecuredForUpdate`. A developer can write a query to retrieve a list of these columns and you can view this data by installing the Metadata Browser solution described in [Browse the Metadata for Your Organization](/powerapps/developer/common-data-service/browse-your-metadata). Learn more about [which columns can be secured](/power-apps/developer/data-platform/field-security-entities#which-attributes-can-be-secured) and [how developers can retrieve this data](/power-apps/developer/data-platform/query-schema-definitions).

## Best practices

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