Encryption key management for an automated workflow

An encryption key management system for providing encryption key management to an automated workflow within a group-based communication system comprising:

• a data store;
• a key server;
• and
• a processor programmed to perform a method for providing encryption key management to the automated workflow within the group-based communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
• responsive to determining that a trigger condition associated with the automated workflow has been satisfied, retrieving an organization-specific decryption key from the key server;
• retrieving, from the data store, an encrypted workflow associated with the automated workflow;
• automatically decrypting the encrypted workflow using the organization-specific decryption key to obtain a decrypted automated workflow,
• wherein the group-based communication system comprises a plurality of group-based communication channels allowing channel members of each respective group-based communication channel to view and transmit communications;
• automatically initiating the decrypted automated workflow to perform at least one interaction with a user,
• wherein the at least one interaction with the user includes at least one of creating a form to be completed by the user and sending a message to the user;
• receiving user input associated with the automated workflow;
• generating a workflow response based on the user input;
• encrypting, using an organization-specific encryption key, the workflow response;
• and
• storing the encrypted workflow response in the data store;
• re-encrypting the decrypted automated workflow to produce a re-encrypted automated workflow, and storing the re-encrypted automated workflow in the data store.

A method for providing encryption key management to an automated workflow within a group-based communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

• responsive to determining that a trigger condition associated with the automated workflow has been satisfied, retrieving an organization-specific decryption key from the key server;
• retrieving, from a data store, an encrypted workflow associated with the automated workflow;
• automatically decrypting the encrypted workflow using the organization-specific decryption key to obtain a decrypted automated workflow,
• wherein the group-based communication system comprises a plurality of group-based communication channels allowing channel members of each respective group-based communication channel to view and transmit communications;
• automatically initiating the decrypted automated workflow to perform at least one interaction with a user,
• wherein the at least one interaction with the user includes at least one of creating a form to be completed by the user and sending a message to the user;
• receiving user input associated with the automated workflow;
• generating a workflow response based on the user input;
• encrypting, using an organization-specific encryption key, the workflow response;
• and
• storing the encrypted workflow response in the data store;
• re-encrypting the decrypted automated workflow to produce a re-encrypted automated workflow, and storing the re-encrypted automated workflow in the data store.