yes we are interested in helping you building a multipurpose client .could you instruct us on how to go about this/
On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 12:25 AM, Wes Kussmaul <[email protected]> wrote: > This and the previous question raised by Sonali Jagdish about client-side > encryption is a good one. Here's what the ownCloud FAQ has to say: > > "ownCloud does not do client-side encryption because you can not have a > web interface if the server can't read the files and the web interface (and > sharing abilities!) are very central to ownCloud. So you will always need > to be able to trust the server if you want to 'own' your data." > > So allow me to share with this list what I had to say on the Authenticity > Alliance list about those questions and the ownCloud response: > > "*Using the browser, ie an outdoor billboard, as a bank branch or retail > store or private office or elementary school classroom is a design > atrocity. It is positively bizarre. You can be 100% sure that breaches will > become worse until some thought leader says, "shouldn't we be looking for a > secure multipurpose client to replace the browser?" * > > Many assumptions behind the web+browser infrastructure are entirely > inappropriate for a world that calls for secure sharing of information, > retail transactions, and pretty much anything you wouldn't do on an outdoor > billboard. > > If you're interested in helping us build a multipurpose client > ("unbrowser") that will allow you to keep your own encryption keys at the > client end and which will use much of the same "rendering paint" and UX > tools as a browser, maintaining compatibility with ownCloud and other > applications, please be in touch with us. > > Wes Kussmaul > > > > On 04/08/2015 12:51 PM, Sonali Jagdish wrote: > > hi, > Instead of using any of the encryption tools is there any way by which > we could modify the existing code to support client side encryption because > we are looking at modifying the source code to support client side > encryption. > Thank you > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Henk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> There are some free encrytion tools that can be used to synchronize and >> encrypt ownCloud folders locally. >> CryptSync is one of them. It uses 7-Zip and it creates 7-Zip files that >> can even be openend easily when the encryption key is known. >> Your non-encrypted files will be in a CryptSync folder and the encrypted >> files will be in the folder synced by ownCloud. >> Cloudfogger and Viivo can possibly be used as well. I would not try >> Boxcryptor, because it damaged my Windows 7 Pro HDD encryption. >> One year ago I tested these tools with Google Drive. >> >> The ownCloud data files are in the path ../owncloud/data/"username"/files. >> When the encryption app is "on", the encryprtion keys are in a folder >> like ../owncloud/data/"username"/files_encryption. >> Just look around there. >> >> Henk >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Sonali Jagdish <[email protected]> >> *To:* For users of ownCloud <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2015 4:39 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [owncloud-user] regarding owncloud encryption >> >> could you please a suggest ways by which we can implement encryption at >> the client side as in give client an option whether to encrypt files or >> not?also that i wanted to know one thing regarding server side >> encryption.When the sever chooses the option of encrypting the clients data >> which file in the owncloud core folder is actually called as i'm unable to >> trace that >> thank you >> >> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Daniel Molkentin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On 08.04.2015 16:01, Sonali Jagdish wrote: >>> > Why is that encryption globally dirven in owncloud and not >>> > indiavidually driven as in why is there no provision for client side >>> > encryption >>> > >>> https://owncloud.org/faq/#encryption2 >>> >>> HTH, >>> Daniel >>> >>> -- >>> www.owncloud.com - Your Data, Your Cloud, Your Way! >>> >>> ownCloud GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff >>> Schloßäckerstrasse 26a, 90443 Nürnberg, HRB 28050 (AG Nürnberg) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> User mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> User mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> User mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > User mailing > [email protected]http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user > > > -- > > Wes Kussmaul > The Authenticity Institute > 738 Main Street > Waltham, MA 02451 > > office +1 781 790 1674 > mobile +1 781 330 1881 > > “Try this fruit, and by the way if a bunch of people collectively calling > themselves Arthur Andersen signs something it’s the same as if a person named > Arthur Andersen signed it.” > > - The Serpent > > > _______________________________________________ > User mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user > >
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