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a better approach would be implementing a zero-knowledge storage infrastructure, like tarsnap.
by java-man 8y ago
a better approach would be implementing a zero-knowledge storage infrastructure, like tarsnap.
- mehrdada 8y agowhich prevents issues like https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/20/dropbox-security-bug-made-passwords-optional-for-four-hours/ https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/20/dropbox-security-bug-made-...
- pvg 8y agoThese sorts of hills grow to mountains with the bones of hopeful pedants who die on them. But I think there's still a chance to hold this one. That's not what 'zero knowledge' means, it's a technical term for a different thing.
- java-man 8y agoyou are technically correct (the best kind of correct). but it's a commonly understood concept: https://www.google.com/search?q=zero+knowledge+storage https://www.google.com/search?q=zero+knowledge+storage
- pvg 8y agoHold the line. This one we can still win. Hold the line. https://spideroak.com/articles/why-we-will-no-longer-use-the-phrase-zero-knowledge-to-describe-our-software/ https://spideroak.com/articles/why-we-will-no-longer-use-the...
- java-man 8y agoI surrender! End-to-end encrypted cloud storage with client- managed keys...
- myWindoonn 8y agoWe call this "provider-independent security" in capability theory; the idea is that a security guarantee, like privacy or confidentiality, is inherent in the construction regardless of who is providing the service.