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When I said "Host your own" I meant on a physically secure box using full disk encryption. But I do like the idea of encryption, GPG does this really well alre
by GermTheGeek 15y ago
When I said "Host your own" I meant on a physically secure box using full disk encryption.
But I do like the idea of encryption, GPG does this really well already but key distribution is still a problem.
Just an idea for a secure physical box:
Throw in a external "always on" GPS receiver on the box and have it physically destroy the hard drive if it is outside of a certain area or if it detects a certain amount of movement (think someone removing it from a rack without disabling the service first). If your server was moved/confiscated it would ensure some safety. Just a tinfoil thought.
- protomyth 15y agoWhen you say "physically destroy" do not use any form or anything that could be spun as a incinderary, explosive, or projectile device. The laws on those type of things will put you in prison for a long time.
- GermTheGeek 15y agoHow would one go about safely destroying multiple hard-disks anyway. Closest thing I can think of is a small compactor with the disks inside of it.
- JoshTriplett 15y agoYou're much better off just using full-disk encryption; throwing away the key effectively destroys all the data. You do need to make sure you actually erase all traces of the key (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cold_boot_attack https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cold_boot_att...), but you need not worry about physically destroying the disks.
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- bdonlan 15y agoGPS signals are very weak, and can usually not be received inside a building such as a datacenter.