Decrypt Your Data

Your site database data is stored in a file called data.zip.enc. This file has been encrypted using OpenSSL Version 3 with the AES-256-CBC algorithm. To decrypt the file and access your data, follow the steps below.

Encryption and Encryption Commands

The data was encrypted using the following command:

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -iter 10000 -in data.zip -out data.zip.enc -base64 -pass pass:${AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY}

To decrypt the file, run the following command:

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -salt -pbkdf2 -iter 10000 -base64 -in data.zip.enc -out data.zip -pass pass:${AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY}

The decrypted data will be stored inside the data.zip file. The encryption key can be found on the detail page for the backup and is unique per backup.

Finding Your Encryption Key

The encryption key needed to decrypt your data.zip.enc file is unique for each backup and can be found on the detail page of the backup. Follow these steps to locate your encryption key:

1. Navigate to the Backup Detail Page

   From the home page, find the specific backup you want to decrypt and click on manage to open the backup detail page.

2. Locate the Encryption Key

   On the backup detail page, you will find the encryption key listed under the "Encryption Key" section. It will look something like this:

   Encryption Key 3c3381e4eb152f2915aa9e3fc1eb6bdf64800e94a55c3cd583739bcaefc6466d

   Note: The key is unique to each backup and should be used exactly as displayed.

Once you have the encryption key, you can use it in the decryption command provided in the following section.

Getting Started

Linux/MacOS

1. Install Homebrew

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Install OpenSSL 3

   brew install openssl

3. Force Usage of OpenSSL

   brew link openssl --force

4. Head to the GitHub repository

   Navigate to your GitHub repository that contains the backup of your Siteglide site.

5. Download the repository zip

   Click on the green "Code" button in GitHub, then select "Download ZIP". Extract the downloaded zip file to your desired location.

6. Change Directory to the Location of data.zip.enc File

   Open Terminal and drag and drop the folder containing data.zip.enc into the Terminal window. This will change the directory to the correct folder.

   For example:

   cd /path/to/your/folder

7. Decrypt the File

   openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -salt -pbkdf2 -iter 10000 -base64 -in data.zip.enc -out data.zip -pass pass:${AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY}

   Note: Replace ${AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY} with your Encyption Key from above (e.g. pass:3c3381e4...)

8. View your data

   Your data will now be unencrypted in a file called data.zip inside the folder containing data.zip.enc from above.

Windows

1. Install Chocolatey

   Follow the guide here.

2. Install OpenSSL 3

   choco install openssl

3. Head to the GitHub repository

   Navigate to your GitHub repository that contains the backup of your Siteglide site.

4. Download the repository zip

   Click on the green "Code" button in GitHub, then select "Download ZIP". Extract the downloaded zip file to your desired location.

5. Change Directory to the Location of data.zip.enc File

   Open Command Prompt and use the cd command to change to the directory containing data.zip.enc.

   For example:

   cd C:\path\to\your\folder

6. Decrypt the File

   openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -salt -pbkdf2 -iter 10000 -base64 -in data.zip.enc -out data.zip -pass pass:${AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY}

   Note: Replace ${AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY} with your Encyption Key from above (e.g. pass:3c3381e4...)

7. View your data

   Your data will now be unencrypted in a file called data.zip inside the folder containing data.zip.enc from above.