How to encrypt / decrypt files with a Flak

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You can encrypt your files with your Flak one at a time. You would need to register your Flak first. You would also need to download and install the new version of installation files.

Note: full functionality of Flak, including files encryption feature, is not available for Mac OS devices yet.

The process can be divided into two parts - Encrypt a File and Decrypt a File.

 

How to Encrypt Files with Flak

1. Insert your Flak into the USB port.

Inserting Flak

2. Make sure that you are connected to the Internet!

3. Locate a file on your computer, which you would want to encrypt with your Flak.

4. Click on the right mouse button, move your mouse to DigiFlak and then to Encrypt file.

 

5. Specify the name and the path for the saved encrypted file.

Click on Next.

6. You would see the file encryption progress window.

7. If the encryption was successful, you would see this message. Click on Close.

You would find a file with .pgp extension in the specified folder.

 

How to Decrypt Files with Flak

1. Insert your Flak into the USB port.

Inserting Flak

 

2. Make sure that you are connected to the Internet!

3. Open the web browser (there are no limitations for Web browsers, except for Internet Explorer, only versions 9.0 and newer are supported)

4. Type https://myflak.com in the browser and press Enter.

Login screen

5. Type your PIN code. If you are using Flak for the first time, type the default PIN code (check the User Manual on Flak drive in the folder Manuals).

6. Locate the file encrypted by your Flak on the computer.

7. Click on the right mouse button, move your mouse to DigiFlak and then to Decrypt File.

 

8. Specify file name and the location on the disk. Click on Save and then Next.

9. If the decryption was successful, you would see this message. Click on Close.


Flak Installation and Flak User Guides are available on your Flak drive under the folder Manuals and also available online here.