How to Bake with Honeycake
Learn how to secure your files with Honeycake's intuitive baking process. Follow these simple steps to protect your files with enterprise-grade security.
Launch Honeycake and Authenticate
Open the Honeycake application and enter your 4-digit PIN to authenticate and access the main interface.
Security Note
Your PIN is required each time you launch Honeycake to ensure your files remain secure. Choose a secure PIN that you are unlikely to forget. It is an extra layer of security to protect your files, and recovering it or replacing it is intentionally difficult.
Access the Main Interface
After successful authentication, you'll see the main Honeycake interface with the drag-and-drop area ready for your files. You can also click or tap the Honeycake icon to open a file selection screen.
Pro Tip
You can access additional options by clicking the folder icon in the top-left corner to change your default directory, view baked files, or manage opened files.
Configure File Settings
Set up your file security parameters before baking. Configure the display name, expiration date, openable date, and access permissions.
Configuration Options:
- Display Name: The name that will appear for your file
- Expires: How long the file remains accessible (1 Month, 1 Year, etc.)
- Openable Date: Optional future date when the file becomes accessible
- Openenable By: Email addresses or domains that can access the file
Access Control
Use wildcards like *@company.com to allow all users from a specific domain, or list individual email addresses separated by commas.
Choose Your Baking Method
Select between two baking options based on your security needs:
Bake
Quick and simple file encryption with basic security settings. Perfect for everyday file sharing.
Layered Bake
Advanced security with page-level access controls. Ideal for sensitive files requiring granular permissions. Currently only supported for PDF, CSV, and JSON files.
Layered Bake: One File, Different Access Permissions
For advanced security, use Layered Bake to set different access permissions for specific sections within your file.
Layered Bake Features:
- Select individual sections that need extra security
- Assign different email addresses for each page
- Mix public and private content in the same file
- Perfect for contracts, reports, or presentations with sensitive sections
- Currently only supported for PDF, CSV, and JSON files.
Success and File Management
After baking, your file is secure and saved. Only the people you've designated can open it.You can access it through the baked directory or share it directly.
File Management
Click "Open Baked Directory" to access all your secured files, or use the share options to send your file directly to recipients.
Ready to Start Baking?
Download Honeycake today and experience enterprise-grade file security made simple.
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