Hello I am trying to use filen.io to sync photos. It is zero knowledge storage as I know. But why is it not recommended by privacyguides? Does it have weak security even it is zero knowledge? Or just because the server is located in Germany rather than Switzerland? Is there any reasons for me to av…

sure, it should be just fine from a legal perspective. But I have to wonder if the recent Standard Notes drama, where it was going to turn proprietary, is not related, given the timing that the fact that their concern was that someone could just rebrand and redistribute their product.

[image] eudyp: A product founded after 2020 that claims to be secure but once used RSA encryption is a red flag to me. [2024-01-02 00_06_30-Is filen.io not secure enough_ - Privacy _ Questions - Privacy Guides - Brave]

That is only used for the signed cert, which is rotated anyway every 3 months. It does not use “RSA” encryption. Further everything on this site is actually public, which is not the case for files stored in Filen, so your argument is irrelevant.

Ente does offer more storage if you need. You can contact them to get more storage. @vishnukvmd correct me if I am wrong.

Very good. So would you care to tell us what in capacity Filen uses RSA? I cannot help but notice @eudyp omitted to inform this thread.

[image] 6c85jz248brg68s51glfwz1447os: Very good. So would you care to tell us what in capacity Filen uses RSA? I cannot help but notice @eudyp omitted to inform this thread. This link is literally in the thread above linking to the source code using RSA for encryption. [image] eudyp: fil…

What is here to tell other than that it is using RSA for encryption? Not sure what else you need to know. RSA is not deemed secure enough in the industry. If we need to explain this you should get back to studying cryptography before we can continue this conversation.

RSA is used on this very site… so clearly it isn’t completely obsolete. How does Filen use it? [image] ph00lt0: RSA is not deemed secure enough in the industry. OlIf we need to explain this you should get back to studying cryptography before we can continue this conversation. Uh huh… which i…

You may not see it yourself but bu writing this it shows you have no idea what you are talking about. But for the sake of it: Seriously, stop using RSA -The Trail of Bits Blog https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/is-it-still-safe-to-use-rsa-encryption/ RSA Is Dead — We Just Haven’t Accepted It Yet Y…

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This link is literally in the thread above linking to the source code using RSA for encryption.

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