diff --git a/epicardium/ble/filetransfer.c b/epicardium/ble/filetransfer.c
index fa2cff4d3e8f884a6f382f469fab13c7126045cb..88b31308bf19cf9c02f45615a34b58fa19d5300f 100644
--- a/epicardium/ble/filetransfer.c
+++ b/epicardium/ble/filetransfer.c
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ static const attsAttr_t fileTransCfgList[] = {
 		.pLen        = NULL,
 		.maxLen      = 128,
 		.settings    = ATTS_SET_WRITE_CBACK | ATTS_SET_VARIABLE_LEN,
-		.permissions = ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE | ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE_AUTH,
+		.permissions = ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE | ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE_ENC |
+			       ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE_AUTH,
 	},
 	/* File transfer Central RX characteristic */
 	{
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ static const attsAttr_t fileTransCfgList[] = {
 		.pLen        = &attRxChConfigValue_len,
 		.maxLen      = sizeof(attRxChConfigValue),
 		.settings    = ATTS_SET_VARIABLE_LEN,
-		.permissions = ATTS_PERMIT_READ | ATTS_PERMIT_READ_AUTH,
+		.permissions = ATTS_PERMIT_READ | ATTS_PERMIT_READ_ENC |
+			       ATTS_PERMIT_READ_AUTH,
 	},
 	/* File transfer Central RX notification channel */
 	{
@@ -170,8 +172,9 @@ static const attsAttr_t fileTransCfgList[] = {
 		.pLen        = &attRxChConfigValue_len,
 		.maxLen      = sizeof(attRxChConfigValue),
 		.settings    = ATTS_SET_CCC,
-		.permissions = ATTS_PERMIT_READ | ATTS_PERMIT_READ_AUTH |
-			       ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE | ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE_AUTH,
+		.permissions = ATTS_PERMIT_READ | ATTS_PERMIT_READ_ENC |
+			       ATTS_PERMIT_READ_AUTH | ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE |
+			       ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE_ENC | ATTS_PERMIT_WRITE_AUTH,
 	},
 };