IdriveSync Unveils Cloud Encryption Technology

IDriveSync
(Pro Softnet Corporation) announced Private
Key Encryption option at the RSA conference in San Francisco, CA.

This technology brings an added layer
of security for users who are concerned about storing their data and
information on the cloud. It is an optional feature that allows users
to assign a private key while creating an account. This key, provided
by the user, is used for encrypting data in the account. Since it
isn’t generated by IDriveSync, being provided by users themselves, no
one except the user has access to their data. The keys are never
stored on the company’s servers, so even employees can’t access any
user data.

"This makes cloud storage
virtually unbreakable. Neither IDriveSync personnel, nor hackers, or
Government can have access to the user data. This is something none
of the leading sync services including Dropbox, Google Drive, or
Skydrive provide. If you really value your privacy and security of
your data, IDriveSync is a great compelling solution," said
Raghu Kulkarni , CEO of IDrive.com.

"This is just one of the unique
inventions of IDriveSync. It now sports out of the box sync that lets
users sync data to the cloud directly from source instead of having
to drag it to a special folder. The patent pending Visual Sharing
technology makes sharing process as easy as a drag-n-drop. It is also
the best performing and optimally priced cloud Storage, thanks to its
vertically integrated storage design unlike the S3 dependent services
that puts drag on price and performance," said Shane Bingham, business development associate at IDrive.com.

Private encrypted accounts mostly
behave just like default encrypted accounts and can be accessed with
ease on the web, desktops, and mobile devices.

Sharing using Private Key Encryption
Since user’s data is stored in an
encrypted format with a key known only to them, they cannot share
their data as is. However, by allowing IDriveSync to store an
encrypted version of their private key (with explicit permission),
sharing of files and folders can be enabled so recipients can access
and view data shared with them. Users also have an option to clear
the private encryption key stored in the database, after disabling
all shared accede to their account data from the share management
screen on the website.

Difference Between Private Key
Encryption
and Default Encryption
Default encryption uses standard
256-bit AES encryption to store and transfer data with an encryption
key generated by IDriveSync. With default encryption data is stored
in an encrypted format, but IDriveSync personnel can assist in
recovering your data should the need arise.

With private encryption, the key
required for data encryption is set by the user instead. Since the
company does not have access to a user’s encryption key, account data
cannot be displayed until the user enters their encryption key, which
is then used for retrieval of data.

APIs now Support Private Key
Encryption
IDriveSync now supports Private Key
Encryption in its publicly available APIs as well.

Users can start with a 10GB account,
for free, with the ability to earn more free space; paid plans
start from $4.95/month for a 150GB account and $14.95/month for a 500GB account.