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

by wwwtyro on 9/16/2013, 1:24 PM with 2 comments

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

  • by grumps on 9/16/2013, 2:09 PM

    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."

  • by patmcc on 9/17/2013, 8:31 PM

    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.