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CrashPlan defaults to using the account password as the encryption password. However, you can also secure the encryption with a password not associated with th
by leejoramo 14y ago
CrashPlan defaults to using the account password as the encryption password.
However, you can also secure the encryption with a password not associated with the account. Or even provide your own 448-bit key. If you do either of these options, CrashPlan support will not be able to help you
This setup allows CrashPlan to easily help non-technical home users, while allowing technically savvy users to securely hang themselves with their own encryption.
- chmars 14y agoMy question is not about the setup, that's OK. I am wondering why CrashPlan shows the encryption key in the clear and does not store it in the user or system keychain.
- leejoramo 14y agoI see what you mean. I have up voted your original comment.
- res0nat0r 14y agoI'm assuming this because their desktop client is a java app and it it's been made to run on linux, mac and Windows. Is there such a thing as a keychain on Windows? I've only used it on linux and mac.
- voltagex_ 14y agoYes, there's the CredWrite API - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa375187(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa37..., although I must admit I like the OS X keychain a lot better.
- varikin 14y agoAs others have noted, it is partially because Crashplan is a Java based app. Partially, it is also because Crashplan runs as System, not as the user. That way, I can have Crashplan backup my wife's user account and my user account. Furthermore, you can use the encryption key + a custom password, or your own encryption key with a passphrase. In this case, it is encyrpted locally and the key is not sent to Crashplan[1]. [1] http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/recipe/change_security_settings http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/recipe/change_security...