.eml files are not encrypted #216

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T16:17:06+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 16:17:06 +02:00

Originally created by @anoopknight on 9/17/2025

Describe the bug
Per the README.md,
Secure & Efficient Storage: Emails are stored in the standard .eml format. The system uses deduplication and compression to minimize storage costs. All data is encrypted at rest.

My interpretation of this is that the .eml files which contain the actual email bodies would be encrypted at rest, i.e., on the file system (I am using the local storage backend). In reality, I see that the .eml files are stored in plaintext. Is there some config I've missed?

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

On a fresh install with logiclabshq/open-archiver:latest and an IMAP ingestion, .eml files are in plaintext

Expected behavior
.eml files should be encrypted with the key provided via ENCRYPTION_KEY env var.

System:

Open Archiver Version: 0.3.3

*Originally created by @anoopknight on 9/17/2025* **Describe the bug** Per the README.md, `Secure & Efficient Storage: Emails are stored in the standard .eml format. The system uses deduplication and compression to minimize storage costs. All data is encrypted at rest.` My interpretation of this is that the .eml files which contain the actual email bodies would be encrypted at rest, i.e., on the file system (I am using the local storage backend). In reality, I see that the .eml files are stored in plaintext. Is there some config I've missed? **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. On a fresh install with `logiclabshq/open-archiver:latest` and an IMAP ingestion, .eml files are in plaintext **Expected behavior** .eml files should be encrypted with the key provided via `ENCRYPTION_KEY` env var. **System:** - Open Archiver Version: 0.3.3

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Reference: github/OpenArchiver#216