Newbie questions not found in KB

[nonya]

Hello all,

Can I use Cryptomator to encrypt files and upload them to a dir on my web hosting account. Then share the key with a friend who downloads the file and un-encrypts it?

Thanks

[Michael]

Hi.
This should answer your question:

How do I share files with others?

To give others access to your encrypted files, they will need access to the Cryptomator vault and your password. How do I give others access to the Cryptomator vault? This depends on the cloud provider you are using. Some allow to share files using the context menu in your file system, others allow to share files using the web interface. Consult the documentation of your cloud provider on how to do it. You have to share the folder with the vault name which contains the file masterkey.cryptomato…

[nonya]

Thank You Michael - that’s what I was missing