Added section on re-sharing after encryption, files not encrypted

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Carla Schroder
2014-10-20 12:48:43 -07:00
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@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ ownCloud page. Every user will go through this process when they log in after
you enable encryption, and each user will get unique encryption keys. Users can
still change their passwords whenever they want on their Personal pages.
Sharing Encrypted Files
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Only users who have private encryption keys (via logging out and logging back in to
create their keys) have access to shared encrypted files and folders. Users who have not
yet created their private encryption keys will not have access to encrypted shared files;
they will see folders and filenames, but will not be able to open or download the files.
They will see a yellow warning banner that says "Encryption App is enabled but your keys
are not initialized, please log-out and log-in again."
Share owners may need to re-share files after encryption is enabled; users trying to
access the share will see a message advising them to ask the share owner to re-share the
file with them. For individual shares, un-share and re-share the file. For group shares,
share with any individuals who can't access the share. This updates the encryption, and
then the share owner can remove the individual shares.
.. figure:: ../images/encryption9.png
Decrypting Encrypted Files
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@@ -131,12 +150,17 @@ structures. These files are never encrypted:
- Image thumbnails from the Gallery app.
- Previews from the Files app.
- The search index from the full text search app.
- Third-party app data
There may be other files that are not encrypted; only files that are exposed to
third-party storage providers are guaranteed to be encrypted.
LDAP and Other External User Back-ends
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If you use an external user back-end, such as an LDAP or Samba server, you must
take care to not change user passwords on the back-end, as this will lock users
out of their encrypted files. If you have enabled the Recovery Key then you can
change a user's password in the ownCloud Users panel to match their back-end
password.
If you use an external user back-end, such as an LDAP or Samba server, and you change a
user's password on the back-end, the user will be prompted to change their ownCloud login
to match on their next ownCloud login. The user will need both their old and new passwords
to do this. If you have enabled the Recovery Key then you can change a user's password in
the ownCloud Users panel to match their back-end password, and then, of course, notify the
user and give them their new password.

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