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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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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] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Intel is pushing there "encrypted enclave" which supposedly protects the host from being able to read or write guest memory. However, I have serious doubt as it is a black box system. It also is very problematic when a security issue (or backdoor) is found as your data is basically exposed

Ultimately you are right about this which is sad. I wonder if at some point there could be a zero knowledge cache for https. Maybe double encrypt it and have the client decrypt it fully.