Backblaze private key password#

Let's say you and your siblings all know each other's usernames and passwords. You can also enable what is called a 'Private Encryption Key' for AN ADDITIONAL password.

Backblaze private key password#

All restores pass through and if they can't guess your email address password combination then they cannot view any of your files. If you were the one that installed Backblaze, and you have a username and password that you can use on and you don't give that password to your siblings, then ONLY YOU can restore files, but in fact you can view and restore THEIR FILES in addition to your own. Ok, so this makes Backblaze not the ideal solution for a shared laptop or desktop.ĭoes this mean their data is being backed up alongside mine?ĭoes this mean they could theoretically restore my files to view them? And the idea of 'Back up Everything' makes more sense if you backup all the different user's files on that computer. We decided that most of our potential customers had dedicated computers where essentially they were the only person to login to that laptop or desktop. When we made this decision (to not restrict the backup to just one user's folders) we did it consciously. For instance, even if NOBODY logs into the computer and it is just displaying a login screen Backblaze is running and continuing to backup anything that changes. Backblaze is running when the computer is running. It's just that it Backblaze backs up everything on the computer, period, regardless of which account that data is in. When one user installs Backblaze, it backs up the ENTIRE computer, including all the OTHER user's folders in their home directories.īackblaze doesn't actually 'log into' any of their accounts.

Backblaze logs into all their account also Disclaimer: I work at Backblaze and was there when this decision was made.