Controlling a screenshot function to obfuscate sensitive information in a screenshot

A method for obfuscating sensitive information, comprising:

• receiving, by a device and via an application, sensitive information associated with an operation of the application;
• detecting, by the device, a screenshot instruction associated with capturing a screenshot of a graphical user interface of the application that is displaying the sensitive information;
• controlling a screenshot function to suspend a capture of the screenshot for a time period;
• configuring, by the device, access to the screenshot function, wherein controlling the screenshot function is based at least in part on the graphical user interface being actively presented on a display of the device, wherein the application comprises an information management application;
• identifying, by the device, a portion of the graphical user interface that includes the sensitive information;
• masking, by the device and before an expiration of the time period, the portion of the graphical user interface to obfuscate the sensitive information;
• verifying, by the device and prior to enabling the screenshot function, that all fields designated as associated with sensitive information have been masked on the graphical user interface;
• enabling, after the portion of the graphical user interface is masked and after verifying that all designated sensitive fields have been masked, the screenshot function to capture the screenshot with obfuscated sensitive information;
• and
• unmasking, after the expiration of the time period, the portion of the graphical user interface to enable the sensitive information to be displayed via the graphical user interface.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user device, cause the user device to:
• control, based at least in part on a screenshot instruction associated with capturing a screenshot of a display of the user device, a screenshot function of the user device to suspend a capture of the screenshot for a time period in accordance with an authorization to control the screenshot function;
• configure access to the screenshot function, wherein control of the screenshot function is enabled when a graphical user interface of an application of the user device is actively presented on the display of the user device, and is disabled when the graphical user interface is not actively presented on the display, wherein the application comprises an information management application;
• identify a portion of the graphical user interface of the user device that includes sensitive information;
• mask, before an expiration of the time period, the portion of the graphical user interface to form a masked portion that obfuscates the sensitive information on the graphical user interface;
• verify, prior to enabling the screenshot function, that all fields designated as associated with sensitive information have been masked on the graphical user interface;
• enable, after the masked portion is formed and after verification that all designated sensitive fields have been masked, the screenshot function to capture the screenshot;
• and
• unmask, after the expiration of the time period, the masked portion to enable the sensitive information to be displayed via the portion of the graphical user interface.