Acronis File Access Products: Using GOST or CryptoPro encryption for the Acronis Files Advanced File Repository

The GOST block cipher, defined in the standard GOST 28147-89, is a Russian government standard symmetric key block cipher. It can be used to encrypt the files in the Acronis Files Advanced File Repository on Russian localized servers.

For both of the below encryptions, your server must be using the Russian locale, otherwise the GOST option in Acronis Files Advanced will not show up. Pre-existing files will NOT be re-encrypted. All new files will be encrypted using the GOST encryption.

Using GOST encryption

1. Open the administration console of your Acronis Files Advanced server and navigate to General Settings -> Server.
2. Change the Audit Logging language to Russian.
3. Open the Sync & Share tab and open the File Repository page.
4. Click on Encryption Level, select GOST and press Save.
5. Restart the Acronis Access Tomcat service.

Using CryptoPro GOST encryption

1. Get a copy of the CryptoPro GOST encryption from http://www.cryptopro.ru.
2. Extract the contents of the archive to folder convinient for you.
3. Open an elevated command prompt and use the CD command to navigate to the CryptoPro folder.
4. Enter the following command: install.bat "path to your java installation" e.g. install.bat "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7"
5. Open the administration console of your Acronis Files Advanced server and navigate to General Settings -> Server.
6. Change the Audit Logging language to Russian.
7. Open the Sync & Share tab and open the File Repository page.
8. Click on Encryption Level, select GOST and press Save.
9. Restart the Acronis Access Tomcat service.