Encrypt files

Welcome to the Encrypt files guide. This guide will teach you how to easily encrypt your files uploaded to the server for additional file protection.

In the iLoveAPI, all files are always transmitted encrypted via SSL. However, for any developers who need an additional layer of security, iLoveAPI offers properties to store the files always encrypted in our servers. This way, files will pass through the server encrypted at all times except for when they are being processed.

Setting file encryption

Encrypting files is easy and can be set with the property file_encryption_key:

Setting file encryption with your own key

// Create a new task (with any tool)
$myTask = $this->ilovepdf->newTask('rotate');
// Set your own encrypt your files to true
$myTask->setFileEncryption('1234123412341234');
// Add file/s to task for upload
$file = $myTask->addFile($this->inputFolder . 'a.pdf');
// Execute the task
$time = $myTask->execute();
// Download the processed files decrypted
$myTask->download();

// Create a new task (with any tool)
var task = api.CreateTask<CompressTask>();
// Set auto encrypt your files to true
var parameters = new BaseParams(
            {
                FileEncryptionKey = "1234123412341234"
            };
// Execute the task
// Download the processed files decrypted
task.Process(parameters);
task.DownloadFile();

# Create a new task (with any tool)
my_task = ilovepdf.new_task :rotate
# Set auto encrypt your files to true
my_task.enable_file_encryption(true, '1234123412341234')
# Add file/s to task for upload
file = my_task.add_file(YOUR_INPUT_FOLDER + '/a.pdf');
# Execute the task
time = my_task.execute
# Download the processed files decrypted
my_task.download

const ilovepdf = new ILovePDFApi(
    'PUBLIC_KEY',
    'SECRET_KEY',
    {
        file_encryption_key: '0123456789012345',
    }
);

It is important to note that the file encryption key must be a string of 16, 24, or 32 characters. Any string out of these values will result in an error.