How To Secure OneDrive Documents With AxCrypt

Working remotely relies heavily on cloud storage platforms. This is because of the ease of sharing and accessing data and documents. Services like Microsoft’s OneDrive allow teams and individuals from around the world to store files, collaborate remotely and access important information from any part of the world.

Now, while all of this increases productivity, convenience, and accessibility, it poses a greater risk: poor security. Yes, it does have a layer of security, but thanks to modern technology and the ever-changing and ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape, basic security can be breached in a blink.

From account compromise mysteries to accidental sharing horror stories and backups suddenly vanishing from ‘secure’ systems, every individual working professional has faced a crisis like this at least once in their career. And so for these ‘mishaps’ to never occur again, we at AxCrypt got you the best deal when it comes to cloud security and cloud sharing.

To encrypt OneDrive backups with AxCrypt or any files or documents, you will have to perform this important step.

Authenticate Your OneDrive Account:

First, sign in to AxCrypt and connect to your OneDrive account. When you perform the authentication process, AxCrypt will ask you to grant permission to interact with the cloud storage platform. Once the permissions are granted, the application will securely open, encrypt, decrypt and manage files stored in the OneDrive account.

AxCrypt never stores your data; only encrypted files are processed.

Here is how you can encrypt or secure OneDrive documents using AxCrypt:

1. Log in to the application and click on the OneDrive icon.

2. You will now be presented with a file selection window that displays all the available cloud files.

3. Click on the file you want to encrypt and click on the action menu in the bottom right of the file selection window.

4. Now click on ‘Secure’.

5. Your files are now securely encrypted with AxCrypt with the .axx extension.

With these simple steps, you can secure OneDrive documents using AxCrypt within the application interface.

How to secure OneDrive documents using AxCrypt along with your local files:

1. On the homepage, click your cloud storage.

2. Click “+” and choose the file to upload securely.

3. Click Open; the file is encrypted locally and in the cloud.

Note: The file is encrypted in both locations

Your files, once encrypted with AxCrypt, will only open with the same AxCrypt account you signed up for and registered with. They remain protected until you choose to temporarily decrypt them.

Here is how you can open or decrypt your files:

Select the AxCrypt encrypted file.

Click on Open Secured.

This action temporarily decrypts your files, which allows you to work on them, and it automatically encrypts or secures your files as you exit the application.

If you want to permanently decrypt your files, click on the 'Stop Securing’. This option restores the original file without any protection.

The AxCrypt Cloud Security feature allows you to securely share and collaborate with the Share Keys feature.

This feature allows you to share access or grant access to encrypted files without the risk of exposing the encryption key publicly.

Steps for sharing keys:

Open the application and click on the ‘Share Keys’ option under the actions section.

Enter the recipient’s email address, and then click on add and then apply.

And like that, in just two simple steps, you can share your encrypted files without the risk of exposing your keys.

Cloud Platforms like Microsoft OneDrive make storing and sharing of files easy, and with AxCrypt on your side, you have amplified your security and secured control over accessibility.

Data security can never be an afterthought.

Learning about AxCrypt Cloud Encryption for OneDrive puts you far ahead in keeping information private, safe, and secure from attackers and hackers by adding a stronger layer of protection to backups, confidential documents, or collaborative files.