Saturday, 29 April 2017

Home Data Centre - HDC

The idea of owning a secure website have trickled by mind every now and then. I would like to be able to access critical data belonging to my household, such as passwords, any time, anywhere, from any device I want.

My requirements are:

  • The website should have TLS, Transport Layer Security via HTTPS.
  • HTTPS should use properly signed certificate rather than a self signed one.
  • The access will be restricted to my household via a password.
  • The web user interface should be mobile and desktop friendly. 
  • It should work on any browser, and on any device.
  • The database should be protected by strong encryption.
  • The hosting service should be super secure preferably protected by 2-factor authentication.
  • The hosting service should be highly available and scalable.
  • The cost of maintenance should not exceed 400 AUD per year.
  • The system should be up an running within 6 months with my part time effort.
  • I should have great fun while doing this project.

There are many different ways to achieve this from engineering perspective. In the forthcoming posts

I shall start exploring one such solution and share my experience with you in the incoming posts.