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Encryption user flows
Below are a few examples demonstrating our end-to-end encryption in some typical user flows on Akord.

User signup

  • A backup phrase is generated.
  • Asymmetric password key is derived from the user’s password.
  • The backup phrase is encrypted with the password key and securely stored within Akord.

User login

  • The encrypted backup phrase is retrieved from Akord.
  • User decrypts the backup phrase locally using their password key.
  • User derives their signing & encryption keys from the backup phrase.

User's personal data encryption

  • Alice wants to upload an avatar photo to their profile.
  • Alice generates a unique access key.
  • Alice encrypts the avatar with the newly generated access key.
  • Alice encrypts the access key with their encryption public key.
  • the encrypted avatar & encrypted access key are stored within Akord.
  • Alice can now decrypt the avatar using their encryption private key.

Data encryption within the vault

  • Alice wants to share file within the vault, which Bob also belongs to.
  • Alice generates a unique access key.
  • Alice encrypts file with the newly generated access key.
  • Alice encrypts the access key with the vault public key.
  • The encrypted file & encrypted access key are stored within Akord.
  • Bob decrypts the vault private key with their encryption private key.
  • Bob decrypts the access key with the vault private key.
  • Bob decrypts the file with the access key.
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User signup
User login
User's personal data encryption
Data encryption within the vault