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Antivirus scanner AND encryption
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Description
Could you please clarify this point.
It is unclear whether the encryption with master-key ( https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/encryption_configuration.html ) is compatible with Antivirus scanner (ClamAV) ( https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_server/antivirus_configuration.html ) in background mode.
Specifically, when doing background scan (either automatic or manual with occ), does NextCloud first perform decryption and then serves actual file content to antivirus (ClamAv) or it feeds antivirus with encrypted file (hence no point of background scans with encryption enabled) ?
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Research direction
Start with the linked encryption and antivirus configuration documentation, then verify how automatic and occ background scans handle encrypted files. Update the relevant documentation to state whether ClamAV receives decrypted file content or encrypted data, and ensure the behavior is clear for master-key encryption.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation, security
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100