Accessing Ifolder Properties From A File Manager; Accessing Ifolder Properties From The Ifolder Browser; Managing Passphrase For Encrypted Ifolders; Recovering An Encrypted Ifolder - Novell IFOLDER 3.6 - CROSS-PLATFORM Manual

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7.9.2 Accessing iFolder Properties from a File Manager

1 In the file manager, navigate to the iFolder, then select it.
2 Right-click the iFolder, then click iFolder > Properties.

7.9.3 Accessing iFolder Properties from the iFolder Browser

1 In the Notification area, right-click the iFolder Services icon, then click iFolders to open the
iFolder browser.
2 In the list of iFolders, select the iFolder, then click Properties.
7.10 Managing Passphrase for Encrypted
iFolders
Novell iFolder provides user-friendly interface to encrypt your iFolders to ensure data security at the
server side.
After you successfully log in to the iFolder, an optional iFolder passphrase dialog box opens where
you can enter your encryption passphrase if encryption is enabled by the Admin. iFolder uses the
passphrase to generate a unique encryption key for encrypting and decrypting your iFolder.If you
don't provide a passphrase, the passphrase dialog box appears automatically while processing the
encrypted iFolders. If you cannot recall your passphrase, the recovery agent you selected during
login, helps you recover your encryption key. For more information, see
Encryption occurs before the files leave your workstation to travel securely across an Internet
connection to be uploaded to, and stored on, the iFolder server. The iFolder data remain encrypted
on the iFolder Server and travel securely on the channel to and from the server. The iFolder client
decrypts the downloaded files as they arrive on your local workstation.

7.10.1 Recovering an Encrypted iFolder

Each iFolder has a unique data encryption key which is auto generated during iFolder creation. You
use your passphrase to create the key that encrypts the unique data encryption key. If you forget the
secret passphrase, you cannot access either the iFolder data or the encrypted key used for recovering
it unless your passphrase is saved locally (enabling Remember passphrase). To avoid this problem,
you must export the keys using the Export encrypted Keys menu item and send it manually to the
recovery agent using e-mail address given in the dialog box. The recovery agent retrieves the keys
and sends back to you (through e-mail or any other communication channel). You can import the
keys and use them to reset the passphrase.
NOTE: The Recovery agent is generally an entity independent of entities owning the iFolder
server's infrastructure, or, independent of the IT department if deployed in a corporate environment.
To export your data encryption key,
1 Select Security > Key Recovery > Export Encrypted Keys
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