In cryptography, zero-knowledge refers to the organizations and people within those organizations operating the encryption service having no access to your encryption keys and data. Client-side means that all of your data gets encrypted on you
1,172 people found this article helpfulCurrently, sharing encrypted files is not supported as whoever you need to share the file with would need to use your secure passphrase to decrypt, which would compromise your encrypted data. That being said, we do have plans to create public &
295 people found this article helpfulPreviews and thumbnails are limited for files within the Encrypted section. This is because when creating thumbnails and previews, the data needs to be sent to one of our conversion servers for processing. Naturally, this cannot be accomplished wi
162 people found this article helpfulAbout as secure as they can possibly get. Since everything is performed client-side, only you have access to your encrypted data. That means, the only possible way for a 3rd-party to gain access to one of your files, assuming they have
155 people found this article helpfulThe Icedrive encryption process is handled entirely client-side - meaning all data is encrypted on your device before being sent to our servers for storage. The first stage is the encryption of the filename. This is done using your key to produc
152 people found this article helpfulIt is possible to reset your encryption key however be warned: Resetting your encryption key will permanently erase your encrypted files & folders - Such is the nature of client-side encryption. To reset your encryption key and generate...read more
144 people found this article helpfulEverything important - The data from your files, of course gets encrypted - But at Icedrive, we take it one step further. The plaintext file and folder names also get encrypted using your encryption key. This ensures that no matter what, no se
143 people found this article helpfulIf you forget your encryption passphrase - Your encrypted data will be unusable. Forever. This is the way zero-knowledge encryption works - The only person who can access the files is the person who knows the encryption passphrase. This is
131 people found this article helpfulYou are the only person who can access your encrypted data. Everything you choose to store and encrypt with Icedrive is done client-side, using a secure 256-bit key that is generated on your device without ever being passed to our servers.
128 people found this article helpfulWe have built different methods for decryption based on the browser your using. First of all, it's worth noting that it is always best to use the latest version of your browser to guarantee support in modern web apps. That being said, some
124 people found this article helpfulTwofish is a block cipher developed by Bruce Schneier and Counterpane Labs, published in 1998 and remains unbroken to this day and in the foreseeable future. Most cryptographers believe twofish to be much more secure than the rijndael/AES algo
123 people found this article helpfulFor mobile devices, the decryption is pretty straightforward as there are not as many limitations as with a web browser. The entire encrypted file is downloaded to a temporary storage location and then decrypted in chunks to your specified downl
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