ReadyCoud Architecture & data privacy/security

Question

Hi there,
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I have a basic question, yet I do not seem to find diagrams or articles about it: How does ReadyCloud work?
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specifically I would like to understand what information I am sharing with netgear by using the service and who thus (even hypothetically) will have access to my data when using readycloud. any pointers to diagrams/white papers/articles or similar would be greatly appreciated...
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thanks,
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Lorenz

StephenB · Answer

lorenz&nbsp;wrote:
I have a basic question, yet I do not seem to find diagrams or articles about it: How does ReadyCloud work?
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Unfortunately Netgear doesn't provide any information on this.&nbsp; They should.

lorenz · Answer

thanks stephen, that is interesting. if I were paranoid that would raise all sorts of questions. for now I guess I will just refrain from using ReadyCloud. resilio sync seems to work well...

Sandshark · Answer

I can tell you that ReadyCloud just negotiates the initial connection between devices.&nbsp; The data itself does not flow through their servers (it would take masive throughput to do that).&nbsp; If you want similar (in my opinion, better) connectivity that is more transparent about their access model, you can look at ZeroTier.

StephenB · Answer

Sandshark&nbsp;wrote:
I can tell you that ReadyCloud just negotiates the initial connection between devices.&nbsp; The data itself does not flow through their servers (it would take masive throughput to do that).&nbsp;&nbsp;

Though of course the data can flow through the ReadyCloud servers - it has to do that do when you transfer the data through the readycloud web interface.&nbsp;
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And some NAT/firewall topologies do require data to traverse the servers, so ReadyCloud (and ZeroTier) have to provide traversal in those situations.&nbsp; &nbsp;There are similar cases with VoIP that are outlined here:&nbsp;https://www.avaya.com/blogs/archives/2014/08/understanding-webrtc-media-connections-ice-stun-and-turn.html
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As far as security goes, the more relevant question is whether the ReadyCloud servers have the ability to decrypt the user's data.&nbsp; A compromised server would be able to force the data to traverse though it pretty easily.&nbsp; But if it inherently can't decrypt the flow, then there is no threat of data compromise.

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