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Enabling S3 Storage Encryption

In FileCloud, if a FIPS-enabled FileCloud license is installed, there is an option in the Admin Portal to enable FileCloud to run in FIPS mode. 


As an administrator, you can encrypt Managed S3 Storage for compliance and security reasons

To enable storage encryption:

Before you can enable encryption, you must meet the following requirements:

OrderRequirements
1FileCloud Installation

2Memcached installation
3

Path to SSL configuration file. This can be set to custom path by overriding the config value SSL_CONF_FILE in cloudconfig.php.
By default, SSL_CONF_FILE is set to
Windows:  XAMPP_HOME\php\extras\ssl\openssl.cnf
Linux: /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf

In Windows, for example if you have XAMPP installed in D:\xampp, then you will be adding the following line to cloudconfig.php.
define("SSL_CONF_FILE","D:\\xampp\\php\\extras\\ssl\\openssl.cnf");

5

For Windows, if your xampp is installed in location other than C:\xampp, then add the following key in <WWWROOT>\config\cloudconfig.php
For example, if your xampp is in D:\xampp, then in file D:\xampp\htdocs\config\cloudconfig.php, add the following string (any location before the bottom "?>" line)

define("PHPBIN_PATH","D:\\xampp\\php\\php.exe");

After S3 encryption is enabled, the Admin Portal will display new options for managing it.

Warning On Master Password

If an optional master password was specified, retain the password for future use.

Without this password the encryption module cannot encrypt or decrypt files in FileCloud storage.

To manage S3 encryption:

  1. In the FileCloud admin portal's left navigation bar, scroll down and click Settings. Then, on the Settings navigation page, click Storage .
     The Managed Storage settings page opens.     An S3 Encryption field with a Manage button appears.
  2. To open the Manage S3 Encryption screen, click Manage. 

    The Manage S3 Encryption dialog box opens:
  3. To perform the necessary initialization of the encryption module, click Enable Encryption.

    You are prompted to confirm encryption.
  4. Click OK.
    The dialog box displays the encryption progress.

    When it is complete, it displays Encryption is enabled.