virtru-desktop-encrypt

Virtru Desktop Encrypt App

Written in nodejs using Electron

Prerequisites

• Node v12+

Install

• git clone https://github.com/virtru/virtru-sdk-samples-electron.git
• cd virtru-sdk-samples-electron
• cd virtru-desktop-encrypt
• npm install -r requirements

Run

• npm start

Usage

This app has two main functions:

• Encrypt (with security controls)
• Decrypt

And two helper functions:

• Input & save credentials (email & appId)
• Set & save output directory

When first launched, the app will show an error indicating that you do not have a valid appid / email combination. Open the Settings menu via the gear icon in the top right to input your own email address and appid. Credentials will be stored in the locations below:

• Mac
  • ~/Library/Application Support/virtru-electron-encrypt
• Windows
  • C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\virtru-electron-encrypt
• Linux
  • ~/.config/virtru-electron-encrypt

You can also specify the directory where you'd like encrypted & decrypted files to be saved from the settings page.

Encrypt

• Add authorized users, comma-separated (optional)
• Select access control policies (optional)
• Click "Select File(s) to Encrypt"
  • Multiple selections are supported
• File(s) will be encrypted and saved to the specified location (or to source directory if none specified)

Decrypt

• Click "Select File(s) to Decrypt"
  • Multiple selections are supported
• File(s) will be decrypted and saved to the specified location (or to source directory if none specified)