SpiderOak Woes

[Richard Pieri]

On Apr 12, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Rich Braun wrote:
> 
> "You may elect to secure your key with a private password or use your own
> encryption key. If you elect to use a private key password or your own key,
> they will be required before decrypting backup data. IF YOU ELECT NOT TO HAVE
> CODE 42 STORE YOUR PRIVATE KEY AND YOU LOSE YOUR KEY OR PASSWORD, YOUR
> ENCRYPTED DATA WILL NOT BE RECOVERABLE."

Take statements like that with a grain of salt.  A provider could be unable to recover your passwords but still have access to everything you have stored there through a master encryption key.  Look for the law enforcement caveat in the service contract, or alternatively look for the "zero knowledge" statement in those terms.

--Rich P.