# Upload & Encrypt Data In order to protect the confidentiality of digital data either stored on transmitted through a network like the internet, the encryption data process will help to take plain text into an unreadable format - called “ciphertext”. So that other people will not be able to read the data as Genetic Analyst use an encryption algorithm. Data is encrypted to securely protect data that anyone else cannot access. During the upload of the result, encryption is done by the Genetic Analyst. To unlock the result, both the Customer and the Genetic Analyst need to use a “secret” encryption key. When the intended Customer accesses the data, the information will be translated back to its original form. This is called decryption. **The larger the data, the longer encryption takes** since it is required to read, encrypt, and transform to unreadable forms. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.debio.network/complete-guidelines/genetic-analyst-guideline/upload-and-encrypt-data.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.