Encrypt/Decrypt files manually

Synchronized Encryption allows you to encrypt or decrypt individual files manually. Right-click a file and select SafeGuard File Encryption. The following functions are available:

• Show encryption state: Indicates whether or not the file is encrypted as well as the key used.
• Encrypt according to policy: Encrypts your file with the Synchronized Encryption key provided that the file type is included in the application list and the location of the file has not been excluded from encryption.
• Decrypt selected file (only for encrypted files): Allows you to decrypt your file and store it in plaintext. We recommend decrypting your file only if it does not contain any sensitive data. You can turn off this option in a General Settings policy, see General settings.
• Encrypt selected file (only for unencrypted files): Allows you to manually encrypt your file with the Synchronized Encryption key.
• Create password protected file: Here you can define a password to encrypt your file manually. This is useful if you want to securely share your file with someone who does not have the Synchronized Encryption key of your organization. Your file is encrypted and saved as an HTML file. Your recipients can open the file with their web browser as soon as you communicate the password to them.
  • You can turn off this option in a General Settings policy, see General settings.
  • This option is only available for files that are either plaintext or encrypted with a key available in your keyring. If files are encrypted, they are first decrypted automatically before they are password protected.
  • Password protection uses base64 encoding, therefore, files are bigger than the original file. The maximum supported file size is 50 MB.
  • You can only password-protect single files, not folders or directories. However, you can select more than one file to show their encryption state and to encrypt/decrypt them.

• Show encryption state: Displays a list of the included files with icons indicating the encryption state as well as the key used.
• Encrypt according to policy: The system automatically detects all unencrypted files and encrypts them with the default Synchronized Encryption key provided that the file type is included in the application list and the location of the file has not been excluded from encryption. Depending on your policy, files encrypted with other keys may be re-encrypted with the Synchronized Encryption key, too.