FYI, those who want more info on S3/JungleDisk and its merits and limitations may download a podcast and/or transcript about it at http://www.grc.com/SecurityNow.htm#123 . -- David McFarlane At 6/30/2008 04:32 PM Monday, Peter J Murray wrote: >Please refer to this MSU Forums thread, as there has been some >discussion already, but I'm asking what the community thinks about >using Amazon's S3 storage service in conjunction with Jungledisk >software for a cost effective, secure, encrypted storage solution >that potentially meets university requirements in terms of data >security without running into the issue of 'no outside cloud >providers' of services. A few words from the 'higher ups' would be helpful. > >Jungledisk is a one time software purchase that is $20, that >encrypts your files with 256bit AES encryption before sending it up >to Amazon S3 storage service. To store about 60 gigs of data, costs >around $10 a month with Amazon, which is very compelling. > >http://forums.msu.edu/showthread.php?t=83 > >Thank you.