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Re:Chinese authorities detain Apple employees suspected of s... by tsukaisute on Thursday June 08, 2017 @11:24AM (#14514827)
Always wondered that about encryption at rest as a feature in cloud services. The key is stored in the same system somewhere (or your app wouldn't function). A rogue employee can find the key if they want. So what is the practical benefit?
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Re:Chinese authorities detain Apple employees suspected of s... by ThrustVectoring on Thursday June 08, 2017 @02:42PM (#14516170)
AFAIK, encryption at rest protects against a very specific threat. That is, someone goes into the data center, turns off your server, and steals the hard drive.
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