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> Put the backup encryption key beyond use other than in the case of a suitably agreed emergency (e.g. in the case of an agreement with another party, hand them
by nightcracker 6y ago
> Put the backup encryption key beyond use other than in the case of a suitably agreed emergency (e.g. in the case of an agreement with another party, hand them the key).
Like search warrants? We know those never get abused.
> Then after a suitable grace period, once you're sure everything is ok, you destroy the backup.
But we need a search warrant to access the backup anyway so we don't really have to delete it. Best keep it, just in case.
- vidarh 6y ago> Like search warrants? We know those never get abused. No, like catastrophic loss of data, hence why I outlined a process of a doing this temporarily in the case of agreement with a another party to put the data entirely beyond your own use unless the party you've agreed the deletion with agrees the situation is serious enough. > But we need a search warrant to access the backup anyway so we don't really have to delete it. Best keep it, just in case. If you don't trust the party to delete the data, then adding in a temporary period of retention makes no difference, because in that case they could just as well have ignored the demand for the initial deletion entirely.