Encryption migration

Encryption format

Nextcloud still supports the legacy encryption scheme used for server side encryption where the encrypted files did not contain header information. This may still be used for installations that still have encrypted files from <= ownCloud 6. Files will be updated to the new encryption format once they are written again. However it is recommended to check if you have to still support this scheme.

Starting with version 20 for new installations the legacy encryption will be off by default. However if you are upgrading there is a migration path to check if you can disable legacy encryption.

Checking for old files

On the command line run:

occ encryption:scan:legacy-format

The command will tell you if you can remove the legacy encryption mode. If so remove the encryption.legacy_format_support from your config.php or set it to false.