Can Internxt access my files?

Internxt built its infrastructure with the vision of creating the first suite of Internet services that presented the user with total control, security, and privacy of their data.

Our secure storage was designed from the ground up with the user and their privacy in mind.

Internxt is open-source, so every bit of code we create is accessible for verification, and every action on our platform is recorded and registered.

We are also the first cloud storage provider to use post-quantum encryption to protect your files against the risk of quantum computers, that could break current encryption protocols and risk the privacy and security of your data.

Learn more about post-quantum cryptography and how it is the best encryption to protect your cloud storage in our blog article.

When you upload a file to our private cloud storage, Internxt automatically encrypts the file before it leaves your device. Nothing you upload reaches the internet in its raw, readable form.

When a file is encrypted the information is scrambled and rendered unreadable. After your file is encrypted, we then break it into shards and distribute the pieces of information throughout the Internxt network. Only the user with the encryption key can decrypt and piece back together encrypted files.

For end-to-end encryption, we use your mnemonic as an encryption key (the only one that has access to that mnemonic is you) and we also utilize an element called IV, which is a randomly generated number that adds entropy to the encryption algorithm. We do store the IV but this is not an element that can be used to decrypt your data.
​

To be more specific, we use an algorithm in our safe storage, known as Kyber 5-12.

Your password is hashed with a randomly generated salt. Then, before we send the hash to Internxt systems for persistence, we also encrypt this hash. By using this method we ensure nobody outside your client can gain access to your password. You can be confident that your files are in a safe storage service.

Everything we have mentioned prior is all built on Internxt’s source code. Basically, the code is the language engineers, programmers, and developers use to tell computer systems what to do and how to do it. Computers don't do anything without first being told or at the very least (in the case of AI) given a set of guidelines to follow.