Salesforce’s enhanced domains feature is an easy and secure way to ensure that your Salesforce URLs contain your company-specific My Domain name. In this blog post, I will discuss the advantages of using Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature and explain how it meets the latest security standards.

What is Enhanced Domain Feature?

Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature is an easy and secure way to ensure that your Salesforce URLs contain your company-specific My Domain name. This means that all of your Salesforce URLs will have the same domain suffix, regardless of which Salesforce instance you are using. The advantage of this is that users will be able to easily remember your Salesforce URLs, and they won’t change when your org is moved to another Salesforce instance.

Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature meets the latest security standards by changing domain suffixes (the part after the My Domain name) to meet the latest security requirements. This ensures that your Salesforce data is protected from unauthorized access.

You should use Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature because it provides a more secure and user-friendly way to access your Salesforce data. It is easy to set up, and there are no additional fees associated with using it.

Examples of My Domain URL Formats with Enhanced Domains

What are the benefits of using Salesforce’s Enhanced Domain Feature

Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature allows you to easily and securely include your company-specific My Domain name in all Salesforce URLs. The benefits of using Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature include:

1. Enhanced security – Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature meets the latest security standards, ensuring that your org is protected from malicious activity.
2. Easy to remember URLs – With no instance names, Salesforce’s enhanced domain URLs are easier for users to remember and don’t change when your org is moved to another Salesforce instance.
3. Consistent branding – All of your Salesforce URLs will use your company-specific My Domain name, providing a unified branding experience for your users.
4. Improved usability – By consolidating all of your Salesforce URLs under one domain name, users will be able to more easily navigate and find the information they need.
5. Increased productivity – The streamlined navigation and unified branding provided by Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature can help increase productivity for your users.

How does Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature meet the latest security standards

The Salesforce enhanced domain feature meets the latest security standards by changing domain suffixes (the part after the My Domain name) to meet the latest security requirements. This ensures that your Salesforce data is protected from unauthorized access. Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature is an easy and secure way to ensure that your Salesforce URLs contain your company-specific My Domain name.

How to set up Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature

Setting up Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature is easy and can be done in a few simple steps.

• First, you’ll need to create a custom domain for your Salesforce instance. This can be done by searching My Domain in the Quick Find box and then selecting My Domain
• From there, under My Domain detail section, select Edit
• Next, select “Use enhanced domains” option and click on Save.

You should now be able to access Salesforce using your company’s custom domain name. Congratulations! You have successfully set up Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature.

What if I do nothing?

If you choose not to use Salesforce’s enhanced domain feature, your Salesforce URLs will continue to use the standard Salesforce domain suffixes. This provides a less secure and user-friendly way to access your Salesforce data. 

But Salesforce will enforce enhanced domains in all orgs in Winter ’24.

Additional Resources

• Salesforce Enhanced Domain Consideration
• Test Domain Change

Disclaimer

This article is not endorsed by Salesforce or any other company in any way. I shared my knowledge on this topic in this blog post. Please refer to Salesforce Help for the latest information.