[Generating Longer Keys]

Cool thanks for the advice Helps very much How long are you guys going with your keys? Because I guess longers more secure, but whats too long?

Thanks,

Naz

[Generating Longer Keys]

It is mentioned in the offical Faq that you can generate your own longer keys for additional security.

What is a "secret" and how does it work?
A secret is a key that connects different devices and joins them together. We automatically generate secrets to ensure their uniqueness. Since each secret is 20 bytes long, it is virtually impossible for the same secret to be automatically generated in two separate instances. After a folder is added to BitTorrent Sync, the Secret is stored in its advanced preferences and can be accessed by right click on a folder in the “Folders’ tab.

There are 3 types of Secrets: master (full access) secret, read only secret for one-way sync and one-time secrets (both full access and read-only). Read only and one-time secrets may be generated only for folders operated by master secrets.

If you are concerned about security, BitTorrent Sync provides opportunity to regularly generate new Secrets for a folder, or replace an existing secret with your own Base64 string more than 40 characters long. The new folder secret should be re-entered on all the devices in sync.

 

 

But i was wondering how would i go about generating my own longer keys that fit the format required, as if i just type a bunch of letters, i get a incorrect format notification. And hows it possible to make this a secure longer key?

 

Thanks for any help,

Nazerb

 

Edit: The only way i have worked it out is by joining two generated keys.