Git-annex does encryption for 3rd party remotes (S3, Box, etc.) [1].
So if you were to write a javascript client for git-annex (so you can
access it from the browser), it would probably be a good option.

Daniel

[1]: http://git-annex.branchable.com/encryption/

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Ximin Luo <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 04/11/14 16:53, [email protected] wrote:
>> Currently, there is no zero knowledge file system that is user friendly and 
>> fully open source.
>>
>
> Hi, I haven't yet read through the rest of it, but my first comment is that 
> "zero-knowledge file system" sounds like mystical marketing terminology. I 
> haven't heard of this term before, and only found it in reference to Spider 
> Oak: https://spideroak.com/zero-knowledge/
>
> This property is already satisfied by lots of other storage systems, 
> including Tahoe that you mentioned, and might be more clearly described as 
> "end-to-end encrypted storage". Calling it "zero-knowledge" makes it sound 
> like something new and special, which it isn't, and is arguably a disservice 
> to those other projects. (It tries to gain market share via unfair means.)
>
> The term sounds like it is inappropriately trying to associate with the 
> impressive-sounding nature of a "zero-knowledge proof/protocol", which (AIUI) 
> is the original use of the term "zero-knowledge". However, end-to-end 
> encrypted storage systems currently don't meet this property - they do 
> authentication via signatures which are not "zero-knowledge" since it allows 
> the verifier to prove to others that the prover/signer wrote the data. I am 
> guessing Spider Oak is no different; they don't even mention these concepts 
> in their definition of "zero-knowledge".
>
> X
>
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> GPG: 4096R/1318EFAC5FBBDBCE
> git://github.com/infinity0/pubkeys.git
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