Distributed File System | prof. Giovanni Chiola | ![]() |
Sensitive files must be readable only by the owner. | ||
In principle nobody else should get access to private data, but this property is difficult to guarantee in a distributed system, where many components might be outside physical control. | ||
If someone else gets access to private data he/she should not be able to understand their meaning in order to guarantee privacy. | ||
Encryption can be used to guarantee privacy on remote servers. | ||
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