Distributed storage makes it hard to find your files. Encryption makes it impossible to read them without your permission.
At Hivenet, we don’t just encrypt your data once—we use multiple layers of encryption, starting from the moment you create your account.
And unlike other cloud services, only you hold the key. Literally.
What kind of encryption does Hivenet use?
We use AES-256, a military-grade encryption standard that’s:
Trusted by banks, governments, and security agencies
Designed to resist modern hacking attempts
Practically unbreakable without your unique encryption passphrase
AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard. The “256” refers to the size of the key used to lock (and unlock) your data: a string of 256 binary digits. That’s 2¹²⁵⁶ possible combinations—more than atoms in the universe.
Translation? No one’s cracking this.
End-to-end encryption, by default
When you use Hivenet:
Your files are encrypted on your device, before they ever leave it
They’re encrypted again as they move through the network
The fragments are then stored in encrypted form across the distributed network
And only you—with your encryption passphrase—can decrypt them
Even we can’t see what’s in your files. And we never will.
Next, we’ll walk you through how encryption is applied step by step—from account creation to file upload—and why each part adds an extra layer of protection.
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