Opinion- encrypt then store online?

[Colin Law]

On 22 February 2011 19:33, . <peace at aleksandrsolzhenitsyn.net> wrote:
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> I want your opinion.
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> What do you think of this;
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> Using TrueCrypt I encrypt my GnuCash data file but move the file between
> 2 computers using a USB flash drive.
> Don't inquirer about the password.

I am not sure what you mean by the above.

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> Moving the file between 2 computer becomes rather tedious but has its
> advantages.
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> I'd like to put my encrypted GnuCash data file up on the web in some
> storage service.  I already have a storage service...it's not DropBox.
> And then I can easily download the file to my other computer, work on
> GnuCash...save it and send it back to the online service.

Is the file that gets copied to the web in its encrypted form?  I am
not sure how you are using TrueCrypt, if the file contains sensitive
data then you would want to be really sure that it is not passed to
the server unencrypted.  Other than that, assuming the system works in
a similar way to DropBox then you should be ok, provided you make sure
that you have always picked up the latest version before using it.
You could get in a mess if there were a connection problem of some
sort which you had not noticed (either with the file being uploaded or
downloaded).

Colin