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Actually, you can use convergent encryption to dedup encrypted files. It leaks information (because I can tell whether a file that I possess already exists on t
by cmurphycode 12y ago
Actually, you can use convergent encryption to dedup encrypted files. It leaks information (because I can tell whether a file that I possess already exists on the server if the server is silly enough to tell me that it took no space/time) but it is indeed encrypted.
Check out this discussion of Mega for more info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5072680 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5072680
- ecesena 12y agoAlso if you encrypt a file with a key made of all 0, it's still encrypted... :) I've added a few more details about my concerns in the other reply.