1. Introduction
About Security
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide (Version 2)
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About Security
The Seagate Share feature provides remote access to your files and allows you to share your
content with friends and family outside of your home. Files and folders are private by default.
Your data is available only to those with whom you choose to share. Although your files are
forwarded to the recipients you choose when sharing, no copies from your GoFlex Home are
created or stored elsewhere. Your data remains safe and secure on your GoFlex Home
device.
All user name and password transmissions to/from the Seagate Share central server are
authenticated and forced through the secure HTTPS protocol (Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Secure).
If UPnP is enabled on your router, the data you choose to share transfers directly between
GoFlex Home device and the recipient’s Web browser or mobile device. If UPnP is not
enabled, sharing occurs through the Seagate Share central server and the recipient’s Web
browser or mobile device; however, none of your data or personal information is tracked or
stored by the central server during or after the process.
The GoFlex Home hardware and software are built to be secure against hacking and prevent
execution of macros or code from arbitrary third parties. You can increase the level of security
by enabling firewall and WEP/WPA protection on your router.
See www.axentra.com/en/support/faqs.html for more information about security.