Secure 128-bit SSL communication
All communications between Lakeview Data Vault’s 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.
Backup are securely encrypted
All of your files are first zipped and encrypted with your defined encrypting key before they are sent to Lakeview Data Vault’s backup server. To all people but you, your files stored on Lakeview Data Vault’s backup server are no more than some 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, all backup files can never be recovered. We have access to view the names of all files you stored on our backup server, but we have no knowledge of the content of any of the files.
Reminder : Please make sure you write down you encryption key in a safe place where it will never be forgotten. Otherwise, you will never 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 Standard and Technology (NIST). It is subject to frequent public reviews but no known attack against this algorithm has ever been reported.
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 best super computer, it would take 8.77 x 1017 years to test all possible combinations. Assuming you have the super computer available to you! To use a brute force attack (checking all combinations) on this encryption algorithm it would take: 876530835323573935 years to successfully try all combinations. You can be sure that your data stored on our server is 100% secured.
Restrict access to data by IP addresses
You can also restrict access to your backup files from the set of IP addresses you define. If someone tries to access your data from an IP address not on your predefined list, their access will be denied. This additional security ensures backup files are not open to all locations, even if the username and password are known.
