# Certified-Sharing-and-Visibility-Architect — Question 604

**Type:** multiple_choice
**Topics:** topic_1

## Question

The architect has a requirement to create a criteria-based sharing rule based on the customer Social Security number. However, when setting up the rule in Contact Sharing, the field is not shown on the list of available fields.
What might cause this?

## Correct Answer

_See scenario._

## Explanation

You can't use encrypted fields in criteria-based sharing rules.

**Reference:** examtopics_top_comment

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