Thursday, December 21. 2006

Unlimited online storage - Can it be trusted?

I've run across a couple of these services now... unlimited storage for $4.95 - very cool concept.
I wonder how the business models work out for these services in the long run.
I also think I need to figure out a good way to encrypt my data prior to these guys getting their hands
on it.

http://carbonite.com
http://mozy.com

Here's a nice Eweek article on Mozy.

-Bob

in Technology at 21:11

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Mozy's featureset includes SSL transport for data security when uploading, and Blowfish encryption for when it is on their servers.
I would hope they have something in place that would prevent them from getting into your data (like you hold the passphrase or something sorta like that).

#1 Justin Akehurst on 2006-12-22 08:51 (Reply)

I answered my own question... from their webpage:

Private encryption key options - You have a choice of using Mozy's own 448-bit key or managing your own private key to encrypt your data.

I would pick option #2 and not trust their key.

#1.1 Justin Akehurst on 2006-12-22 08:55 (Reply)

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