iCloud –History & Services

Dr. Leon Chapman

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Overview

iCloud History & Services

Apple ID & Accounts

Online Backup Services

Cloud Storage & File Sharing

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iCloud –What is

it?

Off-Site Backup?

File storage?

File transfer?

Sync?

File Sharing?

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iCloud(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud)

Was launched on October 12,

2011.

A Cloud Storage &

cloud computing

service

The service provides its users with means to store data such

as documents, photos, and music on remote servers for download to iOS, macOS orWindows devices, to share

and send data to other users, and to manage their Apple

devices if lost or stolen.

The service also provides the means to wirelessly back up

iOS devices directly to iCloud.

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• It replaced Apple's MobileMe service

➢acting as a data syncing center for

❖ email, contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, reminders (to-do lists), iWork documents, photos and other data

iCloud (Continued)(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud)

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Where is iCloud

located?(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud)

One of Apple's iCloud data

centers is located

in Maiden, North Carolina,

US.

Beginning in 2011, iCloud is

based on Amazon Web

Services andMicrosoft

Azure.

(In 2014, Apple acknowledged that encrypted iOS files

are stored in Amazon

S3 and Microsoft Azure).

In 2016, Apple signed a deal

with Google to use Google

Cloud Platform for some iCloud

service.

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What is the

iCloud account?

• You should have a single Apple ID & PW for all of them

• Each user should have their own Apple ID & PW

An iCloud account, iTunes account and Apple ID are all the same thing

• Typically refers to the Apple ID that is used for iCloud services, such as backup and syncing documents and settings between apps

• In iOS, Settings →Accounts & Passwords → iCloud

iCloud Account

• The Apple ID that you use to purchase downloads from the iTunes, iBooks and App Stores and what syncs your iTunes Match songs, if you use that service

• In iOS, Settings → iTunes & App Stores →Apple ID

iTunes Account

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• iCloud securely & safely stores & updates across all your devices

• Photos

• Documents

• Videos

• Apps & More

iCloud

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• When iCloud Photo Library is turned on

• All photos & videos taken on iPad or iPhone are uploaded to iCloud & synced to devices

• Frees space on iPhone or iPad

• iCloud Photo Sharing makes it easy to share your photos and videos

• Organization by Moments, Collections & Years across devices

iCloud Photo Library

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iCloud Drive &

Files app

Securely store all files in iCloud & can access from all your devices

• iPhone / iPad using new Files app

• Mac

• PC

• iCloud.com

Invite friends to view, download or work on a file

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iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive lets you save files and app data to iCloud

iCloud is Apple's cloud-storage subscription

service

iCloud Drive is like an external hard

disk in the sky

Available for iOS devices, Macs, and

Windows PCs

Lets you access all of your files and data from any

device

Keeps your files/folders up to date across your

devices

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iCloud Syncing

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iCloud

• iCloud backs up your iOS devices each night when connected to Wi-Fi

• Allows easy restore of information

•When you get a new device (e.g.,iPad), restore old iPhone’s information from iCloud

iCloud Backup & Restore

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• iCloud can help find your missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch or AirPods

• You can track the location of your device

• Can take actions to secure your data & personal information

iCloud –Find My iPhone

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iCloud Privacy & Security

All your iCloud content —like photos, documents, and

contacts — is encrypted when sent over the Internet

and, in most cases, when stored on Apple’s servers

If Apple uses third-party vendors to store your information

• It is encrypt and never shares the keys

• Two-factor authentication helps to ensure that the important information in your account can only be accessed by you, and only with your devices

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iCloud Keychain

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It is Apple’s Password Manager

Keeps Safari Website usernames & passwords, credit cards, Wi-Fi network information up to date across all devices

Keeps accounts for Mail, Contacts, Calendar & Messages

Internet accounts of Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc are stored across all devices

iCloud Encryption(https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303)

Data

Encryption

NotesIn transit On server

Calendars Yes Yes

A minimum of 128-bit AES encryption

Contacts Yes Yes

Bookmarks Yes Yes

Notes Yes Yes

Reminders Yes Yes

Photos Yes Yes

iCloud Drive Yes Yes

Backup Yes Yes

Find My iPhone Yes Yes

Find My Friends Yes Yes

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iCloud Encryption (Cont.)

DataEncryption

NotesIn transit

On server

iCloud.com Yes N/AAll sessions at iCloud.com are encrypted with TLS 1.2. Any data accessed via iCloud.com is encrypted on server.

Back to My Mac Yes N/ADoes not store data on iCloud. Data retrieved from other computers is encrypted with TLS 1.2 while in transit.

Mail Yes No

All traffic between your devices and iCloud Mail is encrypted with TLS 1.2. Consistent with standard industry practice, iCloud does not encrypt data stored on IMAP mail servers. All Apple email clients support optional S/MIME encryption.

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• Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a protocol that provides privacy and data integrity between two communicating applications.

• TLS evolved from Netscape's Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and has largely superseded it.

• Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, Safari.

• iCloud keeps your Apple and third-party apps updated with the latest information on all your devices.

• When you delete an email, add a calendar event, update a contact, or check off a to-do item, iCloud makes the changes everywhere.

• Start surfing on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your Mac or iPad — or vice versa.

iCloud.com

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•Monthly pricing

➢ 5GB: Free

➢ 50GB: $0.99

➢ 200GB: $2.99

➢ 1TB: $9.99

➢ 2TB: $19.99

➢ No annual plans available.

iCloud Pricing

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• iCloud is the obvious solution to anyone who exclusively uses Apple.

• In principle, it meets the Just Works criteria:

➢ activate it on all your devices, and you get easy access to all your data –

❖ from calendar, notes and photos through to iWork documents.

• Your iOS devices also get automatically backed-up to iCloud at the flick of a virtual switch.

• It requires no setup, no effort.

➢ You also have a big range of storage tier options than other services, from 50GB at the lower end to 2TB at the top end.

iCloud Pros

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• If you need the 1TB option, which is the most likely tier for those making substantial use of cloud storage,

➢ iCloud is a little more expensive than most competitors given that Apple offers no discounted annual subscription.

• iCloud seems to suffer more outages than competing services, and can be glitchy.

➢ For example, it can take several minutes for a new file or edit on one device to show up on others.

• Finally, iCloud is clunky to use from non-Apple devices.

iCloud Cons

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• iDrive

• Acronis True Image

• SpiderOak One

• SOS Online Backup

• Backblaze

• Carbonite

• OpenDrive

• MozyHome

• Norton Online Backup

Best Online Backup Services - 2018

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PC Mag Best Online Backup Services of 2018

(https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2288745,00.asp)

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Online Backup Service

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• iDrive

• SugarSync

• SpiderOak One

• Microsoft OneDrive

• Google Drive – 15GB free

• Apple iCloud Drive

• Box (Personal)

• Dropbox

• Amazon Drive – Free picture storage with Amazon Prime

Best Cloud Storage & File Sharing Services of 2017

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Best Cloud Storage & File Sharing Services of 2017

(https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/306323/the-best-cloud-storage-providers-and-file-syncing-services)

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• Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, Safari.

• iCloud keeps your Apple and third-party apps updated with the latest information on all your devices.

• When you delete an email, add a calendar event, update a contact, or check off a to-do item, iCloud makes the changes everywhere.

• Start surfing on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your Mac or iPad — or vice versa.

This isiCloud.com

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iCloud –History & Services

What questions do you have for me?

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