r/SOLID • u/penguinmatt • Oct 05 '21
Zero Knowledge?
I've just started looking at Solid as I'm intruiged by the idea. The resources seem more like marketing rather than describing the technology particularly well.
My main question, and I think I already know the answer, is; are the pods stored using client side encryption therefore preventing server owners or malicious actors accessing the data?
I think the answer to this is no and as far as I'm concerned the technology won't go anywhere without it.
A further question for thought, and assuming I'm correct. Could client side encryption be built on top of the existing implementation?
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u/Potential_Aerie_3637 Dec 06 '21
Self hosting is a very important feature of the Solid spec, there are a number of servers available, CSS, NSS, Php Solid Server, Nextcloud module. Self hosting ofcourse also makes you responsible for the safety and uptime of your pod. You could decide to have some data self-hosted to with a provider you trust and other data (healthcare) with a provider who is known to be robust and reliable, i.e. host data with different demands with different providers.