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Encryption for private investigators — case files sealed
Private investigators run a document-heavy practice on someone else's payroll. Elba gives you a per-case sealed vault that travels with you and reveals nothing at rest.
A vault per client, per case
Photos, timelines, witness statements, and receipts all in one sealed folder. Copy to a client-facing drive when the case closes; keep or destroy per contract.
Chain of custody
Elba does not sign or notarise files. For chain-of-custody work, keep the original hashes in a separate log; the vault protects the contents at rest.
Questions people actually ask
- Can I hand a vault to a client?
- Yes — the sealed bytes plus the password give them the whole case.
- What about court-admissible evidence?
- Encryption doesn't change admissibility. Follow your jurisdiction's evidence-handling rules.
Take the island
Elba is one HTML file. It runs locally in a Chromium browser, seals a folder with AES-256-GCM, never phones home, and becomes open source on 1 January 2030.
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