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Start Using TAKAKRYPT

This Quick Start guides you through the essential steps to begin using TAKAKRYPT, from deployment to protecting your first set of sensitive data.

TAKAKRYPT is a data security platform that protects sensitive information through three main features Encryption, Tokenization, and Data Masking that can be applied across both on-premises and cloud infrastructure. All of these protection mechanisms are managed centrally through the Security Config menu.

Overview of the Steps​

Getting started with TAKAKRYPT follows these steps:

  1. Prepare the prerequisites and deploy the platform.
  2. Activate your license.
  3. Log in and set up users, groups, and permissions.
  4. Create an Access Token (API Key).
  5. Configure data protection in Security Config.
  6. Integrate TAKAKRYPT with your applications through the REST API.
  7. Monitor activity through the Audit Log.

Each step is explained below, with links to the detailed guides.

1. Deploy TAKAKRYPT​

Before using the platform, make sure your environment meets the prerequisites (infrastructure, application components, and network configuration), then deploy TAKAKRYPT using your preferred method:

  • Docker: for a container-based deployment on a single host.
  • Kubernetes: for an orchestrated, scalable deployment.

Refer to the Setting Up TAKAKRYPT section for the full pre-installation requirements and step-by-step deployment instructions.

2. Activate Your License​

After deployment, activate your license to enable the platform's features. License management determines which capabilities and limits are available to your organization. See the License page in the Configuration section for details.

3. Set Up Users, Groups, and Permissions​

Once the platform is running, manage who can access it and what they can do:

  • Users: Register and manage the accounts that can access the system, along with their roles and statuses. See the Guide Users page.
  • Groups: Organize users, access tokens, and security configurations into a single group so that access rights and policies can be managed in a structured way. See the Guide Groups page.
  • Permission: Grant access rights (such as Read, Create, Update) to functions like Access Token, Encryption, Tokenization, Data Masking, and Group, so each user only has access appropriate to their role. See the Guide Permission page.

4. Create an Access Token​

To let your applications or systems connect to TAKAKRYPT securely, create an Access Token (API Key). The API Key serves as a unique identifier used to verify and grant access rights to the platform's services.

For the steps to create one, see the Guide Access Token page.

5. Configure Data Protection in Security Config​

Security Config is the core of the data security system in TAKAKRYPT. Through it, you can apply three data protection mechanisms:

  • Encryption: Transforms readable data (plaintext) into an unreadable format (ciphertext) using cryptographic algorithms such as RSA (1024/2048/4096) and AES. See the Guide Encryption page.
  • Tokenization: Replaces sensitive data with unique tokens using Format Preserving Encryption (FPE), so tokens keep the same format and length as the original data. See the Guide Tokenization page.
  • Data Masking: Conceals sensitive data by replacing it with disguised characters (such as asterisks). See the Guide Data Masking page.

Create the rule that fits your use case, then apply it to the data you want to protect.

6. Integrate With Your Applications​

With an Access Token and a security rule in place, integrate TAKAKRYPT into your applications through its REST API over HTTPS. Your application sends data to TAKAKRYPT, the platform applies the configured protection (encryption, tokenization, or masking), and returns the protected result to be stored or processed.

7. Monitor Activity With the Audit Log​

The Audit Log records all user activities within the system, providing a log history you can use to monitor, trace, and audit everything that happens on the platform. See the Guide Audit Log page.