FileSender#

Overview#

FileSender is a web-based transfer tool that allows you to easily and securely transfer small data with people. The tool is hosted by The Restena Foundation and supports end-to-end encryption.

Transfer data with FileSender#

1. Go to FileSender.
2. Select “University of Luxembourg”.
3. Login with UNI-LU credentials when directed to the EduID authentication page.
4. When logged in, you will be presented with the home page shown below.
5. Use the “drag & drop” feature or the button “Select files” to upload data.
6. Enter the recipient’s email. For multiple recipients please separate by a comma or semi-colon. Please double-check that you have entered the correct email addresse(s), because whoever receives this email will have access to the data.
7. OPTIONAL: Write a subject and message to the recipient.
8. IMPORTANT: Tick the box “File Encryption”. This is a requirement, when transferring confidential and/or sensitive human data.
9. Enter a strong encryption password. You can use the password generator provided by FileSender.
10. Copy password and share it securely via PrivateBin. Please follow the How-to Card on sending password securely. FileSender does not store passwords, when you leave this page, you will not be able to see the password.
11. OPTIONAL: To receive notifications for the data transfer, tick the relevant boxes as shown below.
    
12. Press the send button. The recipient(s) will receive an email from FileSender containing a personalised link to the data.

Download data from FileSender#

1. Open the download link in the invitation email sent from FileSender.
   
2. You will be directed to the web application of FileSender. Login with your UNI.LU credentials and press “Download” as shown below.
   
3. Enter the encryption password shared via PrivateBin.
4. FileSender will automatically download the files locally on your computer and display “Download complete” when finished.
5. Per default, the data provider will be notified about successful download via email.

Invite externals to transfer data with FileSender#

FileSender is not exclusively for UNI-LU staff, but also externals can be invited to share their data with FileSender. An authenticated user (logged in with UNI-LU account) will have to send a “guest voucher” to the person, inviting them to the RESTENA server.

1. Log into FileSender and go to the “Guest”-tab.
2. Tick the box “Can only send to me”.
   
3. Enter the e-mail address of the external collaborator, whom you wish to receive data from via FileSender.
4. OPTIONAL: Write a subject and message to the external collaborator.
5. Push “Send Voucher”.
6. The external collaborator will receive an e-mail to upload data to FileSender as shown below.
7. The guest can now upload files to FileSender and push the “Send” button when done.