ownCloud with encryption module to encrypt
ownCloud brings from his own encryption methods. You can enable it as follows:
- Log in as Administrator (admin).
- You open the menu in the top right-hand corner, and select "Administration".
- In the left column, select "server side encryption".
- Enable the setting "server side encryption".
- Read the warnings and then click "enable encryption".
- If an encryption module is loaded, it should now be the server-side encryption enabled.
- If the error message "loading of an encryption module" is displayed, you must first load the encryption module.
The ownCloud Login Screen
The base encryption module to enable in ownCloud
Sometimes is disabled in the default Installation of ownCloud encryption module. Proceed as follows to activate it:
- You can open this menu in the upper left corner and select "Apps".
- In the left column, select the menu item "activated".
- Are you looking for the module "Default encryption module" or "ownCloud-based encryption module" and activate it via the button under the entry.
- Now you can activate the encryption. To do this, follow again the first step.
- If you have enabled encryption before, you will now see the prompt to log back in to initialize the key.
- After re-Login the server-side encryption of your ownCloud.
ownCloud encrypt with independent Tools
If you do not have administration rights and the encryption module is disabled, you can encrypt your data on your computer before you upload it.
- Container systems such as Vera crypt work, but are ill-suited. They can generate large files every time must be uploaded.
- Recommended ways in which the files to be individually encrypted. Specifically for Cloud Services, for example, the Tool crypt sync to recommend. It also works for other Cloud Services such as Dropbox.
Recovery password for the ownCloud-setting up the encryption
So you don't lose your data if your Login password is omitted, you can also set up a recovery password:
- As an Administrator, you re-open the menu for "server side encryption", which you used to Activate it.
- Enter a restore password, and click "restore password".
- As a user without administrator rights, you can select on the upper right menu item "personal" and in the left-hand column the settings of the encryption module to open a recovery password.
In the next practice tip, you will learn how to make your ownCloud up-to-date keep.
