[aklug] Re: My virtual server on Amazon

This is true. Couple of things to remember...
1. This is all web data...
2. No different then a real server in some far off data center

There are exceptions...
1. Email
2. Groupware applications that allow users to upload files etc...

I'm looking at encrypting my data. That doesn't include /etc... Amazon has a service called the "Elastic Bloc Service" or EBS for short. Luks Format for block level data encryption... If the EBS block device is mounted my data is wide open. However, snapshots would be encrypted...

It's better then nothing...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Corliss" <acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org>
To: "Damien Hull" <damien@linuxninjas.tv>
Cc: aklug@aklug.org
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:12:07 PM GMT -09:00 Alaska
Subject: Re: [aklug] My virtual server on Amazon

On Mon, 11 May 2009, Damien Hull wrote:

>
> I think this is the wave of the future. I don't have to worry about hardware... Or fast Internet connections. Very cool!

:-) It sounds interesting, but remember, all things within reason.
Remember, now someone other than you has direct access to any private data
you put on that cloud, whether it be private SSL or SSH keys, your shadow
file, etc.

Something to think about before you use the same passwords as you do on your
own systems.

         --Arthur Corliss
           Live Free or Die

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Damien Hull
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