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fiber2
Jun 09, 2017Tutor
privacy on ReadyCloud
I already have some Netgear NAS and am looking to buy a number of them to place at different sites. Can anyone indicate how the privacy is obtained if I use ReadyCloud? Are my userID and passwor...
StephenB
Jun 11, 2017Guru - Experienced User
fiber2 wrote:
Are my userID and password stored at Netgear servers?
Well, the mynetgear.com username is stored. Notrmal practice is to store a hash of the password. It could still be attached via brute force if the Netgear servers were compromised, but the password shouldn't be in clear text.
fiber2 wrote:
Can anyone indicate how the privacy is obtained if I use ReadyCloud?
You are not the first to ask, but I've not seen any real information on this.
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