Organizations are increasingly looking to modernize their data protection infrastructure while maintaining control over encryption policies, keys, and day-to-day operations. However, migrating from established on-premises environments to cloud-based administration often introduces concerns around complexity, business disruption, and operational risk.
LAN Crypt v14 addresses these challenges by introducing the first integrated migration path from LAN Crypt Classic (OnPrem) to LAN Crypt Cloud. The release enables organizations to modernize at their own pace while preserving existing users, groups, keys, and encryption policies[HS1.1][HS1.2].
During the migration, they also retain access to all of their documents they have encrypted in the past (with OnPrem). Documents encrypted by users that are managed w/ OnPrem can be accessed by users managed via Cloud and vice versa. Which allows for ‘smooth’ migration.
By simplifying the transition process and supporting hybrid deployment scenarios, LAN Crypt v14 provides greater flexibility for organizations pursuing cloud adoption strategies.
Modernization Without Disruption
One of the key innovations in LAN Crypt v14 is the ability to migrate administrative functions from on-premises environments to cloud-hosted administration while maintaining continuity for users and existing encryption operations.
The release supports the automatic transfer of critical administrative objects, including:
- Users
- Groups
- Encryption keys
- Encryption rules and assignments
This significantly reduces manual effort and helps organizations maintain consistency across environments during migration.
Rather than requiring a disruptive “big bang” transition, LAN Crypt v14 supports a gradual and controlled migration approach. Organizations can move administrative workloads to the cloud while continuing to operate existing environments, allowing migration plans to align with business priorities, compliance requirements, and operational readiness.
Enabling Hybrid Deployment Models
For many organizations, cloud adoption is not an all-or-nothing decision. Regulatory requirements, internal security policies, and operational considerations often require a phased approach.
LAN Crypt v14 supports parallel operation of on-premises and cloud-hosted administration environments, enabling organizations to adopt a hybrid deployment strategy. This allows administrators to transition workloads incrementally while maintaining visibility and control throughout the migration process.
Importantly, encrypted data remains accessible across environments. Data encrypted by users managed through cloud-hosted administration can be accessed by users managed through on-premises administration, and vice versa. This interoperability helps minimize disruption for end users and supports a smooth migration experience.
Maintaining Control of Cryptographic Assets
While many organizations seek the scalability and flexibility of cloud administration, some continue to require local control over key material for security, compliance, or governance reasons.
To support these requirements, LAN Crypt v14 introduces optional integration with Utimaco Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM). This enables organizations to retain on-premises key storage and key custody while benefiting from cloud-based administration capabilities.
By separating administrations flexibility from key custody requirements, organizations can design deployment models that align with their security and compliance objectives.
What’s Included in LAN Crypt v14
The release includes updates across the LAN Crypt ecosystem, including:
- LAN Crypt Cloud
- LAN Crypt Windows Admin
- LAN Crypt Windows Client
- LAN Crypt macOS Client
- LAN Crypt iOS/iPadOS
- LAN Crypt Android
- LAN Crypt 2Go Windows
- LAN Crypt 2Go macOS
- LAN Crypt 2Go Linux
- LAN Crypt 2Go Outlook Plugin
These updates provide a consistent foundation for organizations operating across multiple platforms and user environments.
A Step Forward for Flexible Data Protection
LAN Crypt v14 represents an important step in the evolution of enterprise data protection. By enabling cloud-hosted administration, supporting hybrid deployment models, and providing optional on-premises key custody through ESKM, the release gives organizations greater flexibility in how they manage and secure encrypted data.
Whether organizations are beginning their cloud journey or looking for a controlled migration path that preserves existing investments, LAN Crypt v14 provides the tools to modernize without compromising security, control, or operational continuity.
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Explore the capabilities of LAN Crypt v14 and discover how your organization can benefit from flexible deployment options, simplified migration, and cloud-enabled administration.
Contact a Utimaco expert to discuss your migration strategy and identify the deployment model that best fits your operational and compliance requirements.
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