[mdlug] secure file transfer IOS/Android/WinPhone to/from server

[Darwin Weyh]

I'd look into some of the cloud systems like Spideroak or roll your own
with ownCloud.
They support encryption and allow for better collaboration.



On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Jeff Hanson <jhansonxi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Everything is secure storage if you encrypt the files first.  That means
> having an encryption app at both ends.  You can easily use GPG with any
> email client and some have plugins for it (like Thunderbird).  You can also
> use S/MIME with a certificate authority, even one you set up yourself.
> Getting the users to set strong passwords is the hard part.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Mark Thuemmel <ldaphelp at thuemmel.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a way to have employees retrieve editable pdf files from
> > our server to their mobile device, make edits, and send them back.  They
> > might not always be connected to the Internet when editing the pdf.
> >
> > Needs to work on Android 2.3 and higher, Iphone/pad, and be nice if it
> > workd on WinPhone7/8 too.
> >
> > My employer would probably prefer a windows server, but I might get away
> > with using a Linux one.  We have a static ip available at the office.  I
> do
> > have a sftp server at the office.
> >
> > Something like DropBox seems great, but I have sensitive data that i must
> > protect and I don't think DropBox is secure.  In fact I don't trust any
> > cloud provider and want my files encrypted end to end so if the cloud is
> > court ordered to give my data to someone, they can't.
> >
> > My employer seems to think editable PDF is what they want for the mobile
> > employes to fill out information, but I might be open to other ideas for
> > filling out forms and sending the data back to the home office.
> >
> > I'd be willing to look at commercial solutions as well as roll your own.
> >
> > Any ideas?
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