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
>>>
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