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| Description | Usability | |
|---|---|---|
| Local Storage | The private key is stored in the browser local storage (similar to a cookie) |  |
| Key Server | The private key is available thorugh through an external process running on the client machine. The Browser has Then the browser can only request decryption. You have to install an extra Key Server on your machine, which is able to both recognize provided key files or Smart Cards (currently Windows only). The key is never saved in the browser. | |
| Ask | When downloading a e2ee an E2EE file, the privat private key has to be copy/pasted into a browser form. The key is not never saved in the browser. | |
| Download only | The e2ee E2EE file is downloaded locally and a second secondary tool is required to decrypt (e2ee readerE2EE Reader). The E2EE Reader supports both file and Smart Card decryption (currently Windows only). The key is never saved in the browser. | / |
General info remarks about security:
- Even with access to a server backup no data can be decrypted (you need a private key)
- Access to a private key only allows to decrypt that users data
- When a private key is removed, all decryptable information is purged from the server (i.e. even if recovered, it cannot be used to decrypt data any more)
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