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== Unencrypted Data on the Firefox Home Servers == | |||
== Unencrypted Data | |||
The most ideal setup for us is to be able to do a sync session from the Firefox Home servers directly to the Sync Servers. Just like any other sync client would. This means that we run a sync session and store the unencrypted records on our own servers. This allows us to easily put a web service on top of those and to run online and offline queries on the user's data. | The most ideal setup for us is to be able to do a sync session from the Firefox Home servers directly to the Sync Servers. Just like any other sync client would. This means that we run a sync session and store the unencrypted records on our own servers. This allows us to easily put a web service on top of those and to run online and offline queries on the user's data. | ||
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=== Pros === | === Pros === | ||
* We have access to unencrypted data, which means we can prepare | * We have access to unencrypted and normalized sync data, which means we can easily query it, prepare results offline and do full text search on the server | ||
* This is a simple setup, we just need to run a sync client and database servers to store the unencrypted data | * This is a simple setup, we just need to run a sync client and database servers to store the unencrypted data | ||
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* Have to maintain multiple code bases for multiple platforms (C++, Objective-C, C#, Java) | * Have to maintain multiple code bases for multiple platforms (C++, Objective-C, C#, Java) | ||
* Not all platforms have a solid webview/native-code bridge (Like iOS) | * Not all platforms have a solid webview/native-code bridge (Like iOS) | ||
* This is not a web application | |||
== Crypto and Storage in the Browser == | == Crypto and Storage in the Browser == | ||