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What people rather do is to activate 2FA (password plus authentication app code) for their Microsoft account. Would that maybe suffice?
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What people rather do is to activate 2FA (password plus authentication app code) for their Microsoft account. Would that maybe suffice?

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Otherwise you can use tools like aespipe, ZIP tools, ... etc. to collect &amp;&nbsp;encrypt data in a file.<br />
be sure to use recent version of archivers that do use AES encryption. (there used to be flawed ones in the past).<br />
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Also be sure to use a sufficently large passphrase. (20+ characters) to thwart cracking attempts.
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Otherwise you can use tools like aespipe, ZIP tools, ... etc. to collect & encrypt data in a file.
be sure to use recent version of archivers that do use AES encryption. (there used to be flawed ones in the past).

Also be sure to use a sufficently large passphrase. (20+ characters) to thwart cracking attempts.

janhoedt

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Hi,<br />
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I d like to protect my One Drive files with an encryption so that if my files would end up being downloaded or hacked, they are not readable for anybody who hasn't got a decryption key.<br />
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Is that possible and how would that then work? I could make a container/vhdx on OneDrive but then the full container would need to close before a sync happens and the full container would be synced on any smallest change of a file.<br />
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J
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Hi,

I d like to protect my One Drive files with an encryption so that if my files would end up being downloaded or hacked, they are not readable for anybody who hasn't got a decryption key.

Is that possible and how would that then work? I could make a container/vhdx on OneDrive but then the full container would need to close before a sync happens and the full container would be synced on any smallest change of a file.


J

Onedrive: encrypt my files

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) is a file hosting service and synchronization service operated by Microsoft as part of its web version of Office. First launched in August 2007, OneDrive allows users to store files and personal data like Windows settings or BitLocker recovery keys in the cloud, share files, and sync files across Android, Windows Phone, and iOS mobile devices, Windows and macOS computers, and the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S consoles. Users can upload Microsoft Office documents to OneDrive.

OneDrive

Office 365 is a group of software plus services subscriptions that provides productivity software and related services to its subscribers. Office 365 allows the use of Microsoft Office apps on Windows and OS X, provides storage space on Microsoft's cloud storage service OneDrive, and grants 60 Skype minutes per month. Office 365 includes e-mail and social networking services through hosted versions of Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, SharePoint and Office Online, integration with Yammer, as well as access to the Office software. All of Office 365's components can be managed and configured through an online portal; users can be added manually, imported from a CSV file, or Office 365 can be set up for single sign-on with a local Active Directory using Active Directory Federation Services.