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added section on re-sharing after encryption is enabled, clarified which files are encrypted
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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ Encrypting Your ownCloud Files
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ownCloud includes an Encryption app, and when it is enabled by your ownCloud
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administrator all of your files are automatically encrypted. Encryption is
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server-wide, so when it is enabled all files on the server are encrypted and
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you cannot choose to keep your files unencrypted. You don't have to do anything
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special, as it uses your ownCloud login as the encryption password. Just log in
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and out and manage and share your files as you normally do, and you can change
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your password whenever you want.
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administrator all of your ownCloud data files are automatically encrypted.
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Encryption is server-wide, so when it is enabled you cannot choose to keep your
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files unencrypted. You don't have to do anything special, as it uses your
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ownCloud login as the password for your unique private encryption key. Just log
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in and out and manage and share your files as you normally do, and you can
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still change your password whenever you want.
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Its main purpose is to encrypt files on remote storage services that are
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connected to your ownCloud server, such as Dropbox and Google Drive. This is an
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@@ -44,10 +44,28 @@ files you have, and then you are returned to your default ownCloud page.
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.. figure:: ../images/encryption2.png
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.. note:: You must never lose your ownCloud password, because you will lose
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access to your files. Though there is an optional recovery option that your
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ownCloud administrator may enable; see the Recovery Key Password section to
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learn about this.
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Sharing Encrypted Files
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-----------------------
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Only users who have private encryption keys have access to shared encrypted
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files and folders. Users who have not yet created their private encryption keys
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will not have access to encrypted shared files; they will see folders and
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filenames, but will not be able to open or download the files. They will see a
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yellow warning banner that says "Encryption App is enabled but your keys are not
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initialized, please log-out and log-in again."
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Share owners may need to re-share files after encryption is enabled; users
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trying to access the share will see a message advising them to ask the share
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owner to re-share the file with them. For individual shares, un-share and
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re-share the file. For group shares, share with any individuals who can't access
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the share. This updates the encryption, and then the share owner can remove the
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individual shares.
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Recovery Key Password
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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@@ -86,6 +104,10 @@ structures. These files are never encrypted:
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- Image thumbnails from the Gallery app.
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- Previews from the Files app.
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- The search index from the full text search app.
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- Third-party app data
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There may be other files that are not encrypted; only files that are exposed to
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third-party storage providers are guaranteed to be encrypted.
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Change Private Key Password
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