# Encrypting a hex file

**URL:** <https://community.zymbit.com/t/encrypting-a-hex-file/724>\
**Category:** Encrypting File System\
**Created:** [February 7, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/encrypting-a-hex-file/724 "2020-02-07T00:55:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bob\_of\_Zymbit](https://community.zymbit.com/u/Bob_of_Zymbit)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/encrypting-a-hex-file/724/4 "2020-02-27T16:28:01Z")

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A file that is locked by a specific zymkey can only be unlocked by that same zymkey. This means that the file could not be decrypted by another zymkey.

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