# Overview

FenixPyre Windows suite has 2 components:

* **FenixPyre Windows Client**: Primary use is for end-user Windows devices (Windows 10 and 11) who needs to access encrypted files using native desktop applications. The Windows Client can encrypt and decrypt files but not as fast and efficiently as the Standalone Encryption Tool.
* **FenixPyre Standalone Encryption Tool**: Primary use is to install on Windows Servers (Windows 2019 and above) to encrypt and decrypt files at scale. We recommend not to install this tool and the Windows client simultaneously as it impacts the performance of the tool.

### What Can the Standalone Encryption Tool Do?

* **Efficient Data Handling:** Designed for managing datasets over multiple TBs seamlessly.
* **Storage Optimization:** Optimized for both local and network storage environments.
* **Multi-threaded Processing:** Enhances large-scale encryption tasks.
* **Performance and Scalability:** Built for robust performance and scale.
* **Customizable Settings:** Modify encryption options via registry settings.
* **Recursive Encryption/Decryption:** Capable of encrypting and decrypting directories recursively.
* **Strong Encryption Standards:** Utilizes FIPS 140-2 validated AES-256 cryptographic libraries for strong, military-grade data protection.

### Prerequisites Checklist

* Make sure **FenixPyre Windows Client** is not running on the system. 
* By default, Windows services run under the Local System account. When using this tool to encrypt or decrypt files on a network share, ensure that the Local System account has the required permissions on the network share folder. If the necessary permissions are not granted, consider changing the service's logon user to an account that has the appropriate access rights to the network share.
* Minimum System requirements
  * Supported OS: Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server 2016 and above
  * Apart from that we also require the following requirements to be met.
    * [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x64) 2019 or higher is required ](/references/how-to-guides/how-to-install-microsoft-visual-c++-redistributable-x64-2019-or-higher.md)
    * [TLS 1.2 and above enabled](/references/how-to-guides/how-to-enable-tls-1.2-on-windows-for-agent-installation.md) 
* To get access to the **Prerequisite Checker Utility** and **Standlone Encryption Tool** contact [FenixPyre Support](mailto:support@fenixpyre.com)
* Certificate Installation - Contact [FenixPyre support](mailto:support@fenixpyre.com) for getting the secret certificate file. We will make this process easier in the future iterations for the encryption tool.

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