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File Encryption At Rest

Anonymous
2018-07-29T01:36:33+00:00

I'm trying to figure out if Microsoft encrypts your files at rest for personal OneDrive users? I know they do this for Business subscribers.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-10-02T14:01:18+00:00

    Yes they do.

    Please see the Microsoft Office 365 section here:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/sec...

    In the second sentence it specifically states Microsoft business users. The question was about personal users. Where does it state the encryption also applies to personal users?

    How hard can this answer be?  Why isn't anyone answering it.  Is the personal edition of Office 365 encrypted at rest.  Kinda important for OneDrive and especially OneNote use. 

    If there is no reply, then a will assume that the answer is NO.  

    If no, which is fine, I will need to make other cloud storage choices.  Everyone (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox) Encrypt at rest.  I dont understand why it is so hard to answer. 

    Thank you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-11-26T16:59:17+00:00

    There are articles saying they do and articles saying only for Business subscriptions. I've also received a response from their support team stating that they don't for personal users. I've decided to move to another cloud storage provider since they can confirm that they encrypt data at rest.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-11-26T09:39:47+00:00

    How hard can it be for Microsoft to proove what's going on. And the bigger question: Why don't they proove it? Looks really suspicious, therefore I'm not gonna buy a subscription until this is settled.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-11-20T10:54:10+00:00

    On Twitter:

    @onedrive

    Hey, Bruno! OneDrive files are encrypted in transit and at rest: http://msft.social/VIwuzy. We apologize for the confusion!

    But the article https://www.cloudwards.net/review/onedrive/ say NOT!!!!!

    AND: https://www.reddit.com/r/onedrive/comments/8gyzfs/atrest\_encryption/  say YES!!

    THEN:

    !! No answer then data at rest for onedrive personal / home are not encrypted!! Same link different answers.. zero transparency !! Thanks anyway Microsoft!

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-08-22T16:18:44+00:00

    Yes they do.

    Please see the Microsoft Office 365 section here:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/sec...

    In the second sentence it specifically states Microsoft business users. The question was about personal users. Where does it state the encryption also applies to personal users?

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