Decrypting Packages

Encrypting a file protects it from unwanted access. When an encrypted file arrives after transfer, you must decrypt it before you can use it.

Note: Decrypting files requires a passphrase - a sequence of text that the sender of the package used to encrypt the package. Before decrypting files, ensure that you have the necessary passphrase.

Aspera Crypt works with Aspera Drive to decrypt downloaded files.

To decrypt files you have downloaded, do the following:

Go to Activity > Transfers and select the encrypted package you want to decrypt.
Select > Unlock encrypted files.
The encrypted files are automatically loaded into Aspera Crypt. The Aspera Crypt dialog appears.
Do one of the following:
- Decrypt the package you selected:
  Type the passphrase into the field and click Decrypt.
- Select the files or folder to decrypt:
  Click Open Files or Open Folder and browse to the encrypted content. When the encrypted content is loaded into Crypt, a status message appears at the bottom of the application, displaying the number of items ready for decryption.
You can also choose to decrypt the content later.
You can view the output in the Aspera Crypt viewing window.

The decrypted contents appear in the same directory as the original encrypted contents.

If the decrypted file (without the .aspera-env extension) already exists in the same folder, “(decrypted)” is added to the filename.

If your Aspera Crypt viewing window has multiple decrypted items listed, you can use the View drop-down list to sort the items by latest, finished, or failed.