How secure is Alaska ZendTo?
All files are transferred across the network securely encrypted.
If you are sending personal or confidential data, tick "Encrypt every file" when creating a new drop-off. Then the passphrase you enter must be used when downloading the drop-off. The passphrase is not stored on Alaska ZendTo, and cannot be recovered if lost. No one can access the files without it.
All files uploaded and temporarily stored on Alaska ZendTo are held on the The State's systems in Microsoft Azure.
All data is subject to the Data Protection regulations and laws of The State and the country.
To guarantee files are encrypted at rest, you must tick "Encrypt every file" when creating a new drop-off. Alaska ZendTo can not encrypt very large files; such files should be encrypted by the customer prior to uploading..
All access to data is very tightly and strictly controlled by The State. All accesses to data on Alaska ZendTo are logged and can be easily checked if you are ever concerned that a 3rd party might have gained access to your data.
Furthermore, uploaded data is only held on Alaska ZendTo for a maximum of 12 days, after which time it is automatically deleted. There is no "undelete" facility available at all..
When dropping off files, you can choose not to send either or both of these to the recipient automatically: you would then need to send that information by hand yourself. By extension, anyone with whom you have shared these values may share them with someone else.
Ultimately, the responsibilty for maintaining confidentiality of important information lies with the originator. To be sure your information remains secure you may encrypt it before dopping it off for someone to collect.
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