Ask HN: Is there any way to secure a hosted VPS?

3 pointswwwtyro2 comments

Is there any bulletproof way to encrypt the system, given that your communications pass through the host datacenter?

While I lack security and encryption knowledge beyond the basics I believe the answer is 'no'. I believe hosts can either access a VM's file system, RAM or SWAP.

You're better asking "How can I reasonably secure a VPS to make someone's life far more difficult."

There's no way to have a perfectly secure system if the hardware is in someone else's hands. Period. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Pill_(software) for one reason why.

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