User guide v4.x

 Encryption Tool allows you to encrypt several documents and upload them to the OpenKM repository, as well as download and decrypt them locally.

Server configuration

Choose File / Configuration menu option to show the configuration popup.

The available configuration parameters are:

To accept configuration parameters changes, click Accept button.

Encrypt and upload documents

1. Select one or more documents and drag and drop them on the main application window.
2. Go to the "File" menu and select the "Encrypt and upload" option.
3. Enter the password required to encrypt.
4. Select the path within OpenKM to upload the encrypted documents.

Download and decrypt documents

1. Go to the "File" menu and select the "Download and decrypt" option.
2. Search and select one or more encrypted documents from the OpenKM repository.
3. Enter the password required to decrypt the document.
4. The decrypted documents are in the path:
   

   C:\Users\[you_user]\Documents\OpenKM\OKMEncryption\decrypt

Encrypt or decrypt documents in OpenKM

1. Go to the "File" menu and select the "Encrypt a file in OpenKM" or "Decrypt a file in OpenKM" option.
2. Search and select one or more documents from the OpenKM repository.
3. Enter the password required to be encrypted or decripted.

Alternative configuration of the main file folder

To configure a custom path for storing key application files such as:

• The log file (openkm.log)
• The configuration file (openkm.xml)
• Temporary files generated during runtime

This configuration is done using the okm.folder.path property, located in the app.properties file within the installation directory.

Example:

After making the changes, you must restart the app.

Log

In My Documents/OpenKM there's a file log called OKMEncryption.log with a complete log trace.