Patent attributes
A method for secure online collaboration is provided. The method includes receiving, at a server of a cloud-based storage system, first encrypted data from a first client device. The cloud-based storage system stores a plurality of documents in an encrypted form. The method also includes determining a document of the plurality of documents that is associated with the first encrypted data. The document is not accessible to the server in a decrypted form. The first encrypted data represents an edit to a portion of the document. The method further includes determining a plurality of user accounts of collaborators of the document. The plurality of user accounts includes a first user account associated with the first client device. Moreover, the method includes providing the first encrypted data to one or more other client devices that are each associated with one of the plurality of user accounts, excluding the first user account.
