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queen Veteran
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:46 pm Post subject: store your files on the cloud |
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I read now about a nice cloud service that keeps security and privacy, called Wualy from lacie. It's possible to store up to 5gb of stuff. I don't represent them.
The beauty is that everything is encrypted on your computer/device and then uploaded to the cloud.
They also have tar.gz versions.
Quote: | Wuala employs the 256 bit AES, 2048 bit RSA and SHA-256 algorithms for encryption, signatures and integrity checks. If you're interested in how Wuala manages encryption, have a look at our publication on Cryptree. |
The link is here:
http://www.wuala.com/en/learn/technology
Looks very promising, although I didn't check it.
Enjoy. if someone checks, please post your comments.
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alex.blackbit Advocate
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:24 am Post subject: |
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queen,
AFAICS this is a blob without the source code available.
That means that you don't know what the software does.
It's impossible to review their claims about encryption, signatures and integrity checks without decompilation.
To me that's not trustworthy.
It's exactly as good as skype, just the claims are a bit different.
In case I would use the services of a cloud storage provider, which I don't, I'd choose one that has an open source client or, preferably, uses a standardised protocol and I'd do the encryption locally on my own before uploading. |
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djdunn l33t
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: |
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titanium backup encrypts my android and sends it up to google drive which i think is 5gb of storage _________________ “Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good and just and beautiful.”
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alex.blackbit Advocate
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:45 am Post subject: |
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djdunn,
do you have the sourcecode for that? |
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djdunn l33t
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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im pretty sure its passed to dmcrypt on the android, so yes? _________________ “Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good and just and beautiful.”
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alex.blackbit Advocate
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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The point is not at all on the software that encrypts, but the software that sits between the encryption function and your data/the keys.
Without the sourcecode to that you don't know what happens to your data/keys. |
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queen Veteran
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alex.blackbit Advocate
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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That's good. To be honest I didn't expect that.
The code would have to be reviewed to judge whether the whole thing is trustworthy or not, which I doubt. |
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John R. Graham Administrator
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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Moved from Gentoo Chat to Unsupported Software.
- John _________________ I can confirm that I have received between 0 and 499 National Security Letters. |
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