The file encrypt module allows you to encrypt files uploaded via Drupal using the encrypt and key modules. When the files are requested, they'll get decrypted automatically.
Ideally first configure a different path at which the encrypted files should be stored. Similar to private files you need an entry in settings.php for that:
$settings['encrypted_file_path'] = '';The next step is to go to your file/image field settings and click on "field settings". Under upload destination choose 'Encrypted files'.
For encrypting metadata like title and description use the field_encrypt method. @TODO
The overall architecture contains of one key compoment: an encrypt:// stream
wrapper. It supports URLs looking like encrypt://{encryption_profile}/folder/filename.extension
On \Drupal\file_encrypt\EncryptStreamWrapper::stream_close it writes encrypted data to the filesystem.
On \Drupal\file_encrypt\EncryptStreamWrapper::stream_open it reades encrypted data and decrypts it.
On top of that the module registers a route on /encrypt/files/{encryption_profile}/{...filepath}, which
passes along the profile and filepath to the stream wrapper. This allows to use
the stream wrapper via HTTP.