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Ask HN: In light of the recent Dropbox events, which cloud storage service?

In light of the events with Dropbox recently (Mac application issues, password dumps from 2012), what is the best cloud storage service?I am looking for something that has full end-to-end encryption, high storage limits, and I don't want to use Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud Drive or Dropbox.I have heard of many different services that people have switched to, but what are the pros and cons of...

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Ask HN: What are the best practises for using SSH keys?

Following the recent post about upgrading SSH keys to ED25519, I am wondering what the best practises (regarding security) for using SSH keys are.For example:- Is it better to use a different passphrase on each key, or does using the same one not matter much?- How much less secure is it to not use a passphrase on a key?- Should you use a different key per user account, per server, or per...

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