Update encryption.rst

added a paragraph about what gets encrypted and what not.
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Björn Schießle
2013-07-08 12:17:54 +02:00
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@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ you loss your log-in pasword. If you want to protect yourself against password
loss store your log-in password on a secure place or enable the recovery key
as described below.
What gets encrypted
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The current version encrypts all your files stored in ownCloud.
At the moment we don't encrypt:
- old versions (versions after the encryption app was enabled are encrypted)
- image thumbnails from the gallery app
- search index from the full text search app
All this data is stored directly on your ownCloud server, so you don't have to worry to expose
your data to a third party storage provider.
Settings
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@@ -27,7 +41,7 @@ Recovery Key
If the admin enabled the recovery-key you can decide by your own if you
want to use this feature for your account. If you enable "Password recovery"
the admin will be able to read your data with a special password. Which allows
the admin will be able to read your data with a special password. This allows
him to recover your files in case of password loss. If the recovery-key is not
enabled than there is no way to restore your files if you loss your log-in
password.