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VPS encryption (self.linux)

submitted 3 months ago by ouch to c/[email protected]

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How would you protect files of a VPS (Virtual Private Server) from snooping by the service provider?

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Depends on your threat model and actual realistic concerns.

Ultimately, if it comes down to it, there's very little you can do that's failsafe and 100% guaranteed: the provider has access to your disk, all data in your instances RAM (including encryption keys), and can watch your processes execute in real time and see even the specific instructions your vCPU is executing.

Don't put illegal shit on hardware you do not physically own and have physical control over, and encrypt everything else but like, if the value of your shit is high enough, you're fucked if you're using someone else's computer.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

I like this answer

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I mean, if you're doing to do illegal shit (eg journalism), it is best done on a VPS. This is what basically every military and cyber mercenary orgs do.

Just make sure you only log into the box over Tor, and configure it to only pass data out over Tor. Use it as a jump box. Even if they compromise it, it should tell them nothing about you useful for attribution