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- Secure 128-bit SSL communication
All communications between Lifeline Offsite Backup Server and your computer are transported in a 128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) channel. Although all your backup files travel through a public network (internet), eavesdroppers have no knowledge of what has been exchanged.
- Backups are securely encrypted
All of your files are first zipped and encrypted with a your defined encrypting key, before they are sent to the Lifeline Offsite Backup server. To all people but you, your files stored on the Remote Lifeline Backup server are no more than garbage files with random content.
- We don't keep your encrypting key
The encryption key used to encrypt your files resides only on your computer and is known only to you. It is never transmitted anywhere across the network. If this key is lost, backup files cannot be recovered. Therefore, although we have access to all files you stored on our backup server, we have no knowledge of the content of the files you have stored.
Reminder : Please make sure you write down you encryption key in a safe place where it will never be forgotten. Otherwise, you won't be able to recover your backup files.
- Best encryption algorithm is used
Currently, the algorithm that we are using to encrypt your files is 128-bit Twofish. It is a block cipher designed by Counterpane Labs. It was also one of the five Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) finalists chosen by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It is subject to frequent public reviews but no known attack against this algorithm has been reported.
- Require 8.77 x 1017 years to crack 128-bit encryption
A 128-bit key size has 2128 or around 3.4 x 1038 possible combinations. Even if you have the world's best super-computer (the ASCI White, SP Power3 375 MHz manufactured by IBM as of November 2000) it would take 8.77 x 1017years to test all combinations. Here's the maths:
3.4 x 1038
-------------- seconds ~ 2.76 x 1025sec
12.3 x 1012i.e. 876530835323573935 years or 8.77 x 1017 years
So you can be sure that your data stored on our server is 100% secure.
- Restrict access to data by IP addresses
You can also restrict access to your backup files to a set of IP addresses you define. If someone tries to access your data from an IP address not on your defined list, their access will be denied. This additional security ensures backup files are not accessible to hackers or ex-employees, even if username and password security is compromised.
