Cryptomator protects your data by ingesting it in a so-called vault, which is password protected. To access the vault, you must unlock the vault with the password. Without the password, the data cannot be decrypted and will become inaccessible. Creating a strong password for your vault is therefore important, as the security of your vault is only as good as the password. Once work is done you simply lock the vault again.
Cryptomator protects your data by ingesting it in a so-called vault, which is mounted to a virtual drive and password protected. To access and view the data, you must unlock the vault with the created password. The data is stored on the cloud of your choice when creating the vault, but is encrypted automatically by the Cryptomator client. It is only from the virtual drive which act as a USB flash drive that you can access and view the data, as it shows the decrypted view of its content. Ingesting your files directly into the virtual drive permits Cryptomator to automatically encrypt the data with AES and 256-bit key length.
Your data is stored on the cloud storage location selected upon creating the vault. However, when accessing the data from the cloud storage location, it remains encrypted - both filename and its content. It is only from a virtual drive which act as a USB flash drive where the vault is mounted that you can access and view the data, as it shows the decrypted view of its content. Ingesting your files directly into the virtual drive permits Cryptomator to automatically encrypt the data with AES and 256-bit key length.
The following sections cover: how to download Cryptomator locally on your computer,enabling Cryptomator on your preffered cloud storage, and key management as a vault administrator. Please visit Cryptomator’s official website for the full documentation on [vault management](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/).
Please follow the below sections to: download Cryptomator locally on your computer, enable Cryptomator on your preffered cloud, or manage vaults as an administrator. Please visit Cryptomator’s official website for the full documentation on [vault management](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/).
`Note:` Cryptomator does not offer cloud storage but adds an extra protection to your data stored on the cloud by automatically encrypting the files in the vault.
## Downloading Cryptomator Desktop
The desktop version of Cryptomator is available both for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Please follow the [Guide](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/desktop/setup/) on Cryptomator's official website to install the application on your operating system.
The desktop version of Cryptomator is available both for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Please follow the [guide](https://docs.cryptomator.org/en/latest/desktop/setup/) on Cryptomator's official website to install the application on your operating system.
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As a vault administrator it is important to manage the admin password properly. In case you lose or forget the admin password, a recovery key is needed to restore access to the vault. This recovery key is generated upon creating the vault (see guide below). In practical, it is the responsibility of the project manager and/or PI to manage and store the admin vault password securely. Please use passphrase and proper password management when creating the admin vault password. For further information, visit the How-to Card on [password management](https://howto.lcsb.uni.lu/?access:passwords).
## Enabling Cryptomator using cloud storage of your choice
## Enabling Cryptomator using a cloud of your choice
1. Go to the LCSB instance of Cryptomator Hub https://lcsb.cryptomator.cloud/.
