joanou

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Comment · 5 years ago

Comment · 12 years ago

AltDrive because it is fast, robust, has a private security key option, unobtrusive, open/locked file support, and easy to use. It does not do local backup though. Works on MAc, Windows and Linux.

Comment · 14 years ago

Also AltDrive Online Backup (http://altdrive.com) is unlimited, easy, supports all major operating systems, and allows for a private encryption key [AES-256 CTR Mode encryption] so that customer's file data cannot be read by insiders. It's cheap too.

Comment · 15 years ago

But not much that I would ever want to watch.

Comment · 15 years ago

* AltDrive - client side deduplication.

Comment · 15 years ago

Dropbox is a good service, and I am sure file access is limited to a few employees, but I wouldn't use it for sensitive data or for a business. Any service where you do not control the encryption keys, e.g. Box.net, and myriad others will have the same issue. It's all about tradeoffs. Ultimately they can access your data. The truecrypt option may solve it for some but that means the whole archive has to be shared.

AltDrive unlimited online backup versions your files and allows you to control your encryption key. It runs on *nix, OSX, Windows, and other OSs. http://altdrive.com

Comment · 15 years ago

Another word: AltDrive.com - Free two month trial.

Comment · 15 years ago

AltDrive has secure versioned unlimited backup for $44.50/yr. (http://blog.altdrive.com/welcome-mozy-users) Free two month trial. Giver her a try. (http://altdrive.com)

Comment · 15 years ago

AltDrive has secure versioned unlimited backup for $44.50/yr. (http://blog.altdrive.com/welcome-mozy-users) Free two month trial. Giver it a try. (http://altdrive.com)

Comment · 15 years ago

AltDrive has secure versioned unlimited backup for $44.50/yr. (http://blog.altdrive.com/welcome-mozy-users)

Free two month trial. Giver her a try. (http://altdrive.com)

Comment · 15 years ago

AltDrive (http://altdrive.com) is unlimited, has a free two month trial, and is $4.45/mo or $44.50/yr. The client is lightweight and full featured. Data is encrypted using AES-256 CTR mode with your key before leaving your computer. It supports Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux, has data deduplication, throttle control, and file versioning. It is easy to setup and use and has online video tutorials and a knowledgebase.

Comment · 16 years ago

I applaud the openness of this submittal. Nobody's perfect and the topic is difficult and the implementation is tricky to get absolutely right.

At AltDrive, we use a nonce generated w/ secure random and that is used for encrypting an entire file in CTR (EAX) mode. The issue with 64k chunks does not apply. The mature and well-respected BouncyCastle AES-256 libraries are used from the low level API. Usage of the API was independently reviewed by the BouncyCastle organization. I can share that on the AltDrive blog if anyone is interested. http://altdrive.com

Comment · 16 years ago

That's a sizable operation and difficult to visualize. I'm guessing their failure points reduce potential damage to minimal levels. At AltDrive, we use ZFS RaidZ2 with a number of hot spares. Six drives would have to fail consecutively on a given machine before any data loss... we replace them as they occur. And we have inter-H/W duplication. ZFS is self healing and makes management easy. Additionally we periodically compare the integrity of the user's AES-256 CTR encrypted data against the database records and make corrections if necessary. From our customer's and white label provider's view, it just works. http://altdrive.com

Comment · 16 years ago

I love AltDrive.com. But I'm partial since I created it...and took 5 years doing so. I think tarsnap is good but it seems more for hackers and IT types. Reading their blogs, they do seem to well understand security and encryption.

AltDrive has a free two month trial for either home or business users. You can control your own encryption key too. It is highly secure and uses AES-256 EAX mode encryption. It works in Windows, OSX, Linux. Plus other OSs for business users. It is easy to use and is full featured. There is also a white label offering for the business service.

Check it out. http://altdrive.com I'm always looking for feedback of any kind that would help improve it.

Comment · 16 years ago

In 1998 they tried to charge me for a late fee which I thought was not correct. So, in a long line on Friday night at Blockbuster, I asked the employee for the scissors where I promptly cut the card up and left it for them on the counter. I never went back and was happier shopping elsewhere. Then Netflix came around and I've been loyal to them ever since.

Losing customers by overcharging doesn't make for a good long-term strategy.