Encryption keys

Description: The encryption keys used in the repository are managed in the Encryption keys section. Documents encrypted with these keys are encrypted and assigned a password.

KeysKey management

Warning: The ELO Web Client and the ELO Clients for Mobile Devices do not support encryption keys.

Please note: Keys are no longer used. For compatibility reasons with earlier versions, there can still be keys in the repository, but you will no longer be able to view them in the ELO Administration Console. Control access to documents with permissions and encryption keys.

Encryption key

Name: Each encryption key can be assigned a name.

Existing password: Enter your current password for the encryption key here. You need to do this to be able to enter a new password.

New password: Enter the new password for the encryption key here.

Confirm new password: Confirm the new password for the encryption key.

Information on encryption keys

Warning: A document's encrypted status cannot be reversed! Once a document has been assigned an encryption key, it is protected by a password and an encryption algorithm.

Documents with encryption keys

  • are encrypted using a proprietary algorithm and can only be viewed with the ELO Viewer.
  • can only be viewed at the system level using the ELO Viewer.
  • remain encrypted. The encryption is irreversible.

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