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	<h2>Why is something like CryptoNAS necessary?</h2>
	<p>Usually all your files like phone numbers, love letters, bank
	account data etc. are stored unencrypted on your computer's
	harddisk.
	All the data is accessible for everyone who has access to the harddisk.
	This is very bad in case someone you don't trust gets your harddisk.
	E.g. a thief that steals your notebook, or breaks into your house
    or company.
	If a thief has access to your disk she can also read all the files that
	where saved on it, no matter whether you have a login password or not -
	the files are always stored unencrypted and so readable with the
    right tools.
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	<h2>What's the difference with CryptoNAS?</h2>
    <p>This software adds a layer between the data you save and the
    actual format in how the data is stored on the harddisk. This way
    you need a password to access the files. This is very easy to use
    without complicated configuration steps. And it doesn't affect your usual workflow.

	<h2>How does CryptoNAS actually work?</h2>
    <p>NAS is an acronym for Network Attached Storage. This means you
    have a fileserver in your local network, that stores all your
    data. If you run the CryptoNAS software on this server everything
    is encrypted and so unreadable for everyone but you.

    <h2>Usage example</h2>
	<p>Maybe you have an outdated PC laying around. Boot it up with the CryptoNAS live-CD.
	Now you can access it from your workstation with a browser.
	Then you partition and reformat the harddisk of the old
	PC with encryption support. Therefore you provide a passphrase.
	This is all done through the user friendly webinterface (see
    <a href="screenshots.html">screenshots</a>).
	You can also plug in an external harddisk and use this to store
	your encrypted data.
	Afterwards you copy your sensitive data over the local
	network to the old PC which now works as CryptoNAS.
	All file are now stored on its harddisk in a secure way with strong
    encryption. Nobody can access your data without the right passphrase.
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