To work with privacy sensitive data you might be required to encrypt the data you store on Yoda. An easy way to do this is to use Cyberduck (or MountainDuck) together with the free tool Cryptomator.
Cryptomator is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
Note this workflow means local copies of the files on your laptop are not in the encrypted vault. To make sure local files are also safely encrypted you should enable Bitlocker, this should be the case on all EUR laptops.
First connect to the Yoda disk using Cyberduck.
Install Cryptomator
Download and install from the Cryptomator site.
Create a new Cryptomator vault.
Right click in Cyberduck and choose “New Encrypted Vault”.
Give the folder a name and set a passphrase.
The vault will look like a normal folder in Cyberduck.
When you doubleclick the new folder you could be asked for the passphrase.
Enter the correct passphrase and the folder will be opened as normal. You can now work with the vault as with a normal folder.
If you cancel the passphrase prompt you will only see the Cryptomator files in the folder. Adding or deleting files could corrupt your data!
Warning: Keep in mind that when you lose your passphrase it will be impossible to decrypt your data and therefore losing your data!
In the Yoda research group you will see the private data folder. This folder only contains encrypted files and folders. Deletion of any of those files or folders will corrupt your data.
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