Is it possible to encrypt the content stored in SVN?

Question

If I am storing my source code in SVN on a shared hosting company, would it be possible to encrypt the content so EVEN if someone does have access to the repo they can't see the source in plain view?

Is there a plugin for this? Otherwise I'd imagine it would be crazy implementing this oneself!

Answer 1

The correct answer here is either:

1. Find a hosting provider you trust (or one that is compliant if regulatory issue are the problem)
2. Host it yourself

If the main concern is having a secure offsite backup, host the repository yourself and use someplace like rsync.net to handle the backup (they are SOX/HIPAA compliant). A cron job that rsyncs everything every 15 minutes should be sufficient. The cron job can encrypt your backup before pushing it. Just don't lose the keys/passwords.

This way Subversion doesn't need to know anything at all about your encryption scheme, and you can go about your work without having to worry about paranoia getting in the way of productivity.

Addenda:

Since you're doing shared hosting, and shared hosts are worthless: Get a dedicated source control host. Do not ever use a shared host for source control. Shared hosts are notorious for losing data and making false claims about data security and backups. Good examples of dedicated source control hosts: CVSDude, Beanstalk, GitHub

Answer 2

It's old but i find other solution for this and may help others.

Today you can get some Virtual Provate Servers (VPS) very cheap. ($5/month)

Why VPS? You can install what you want! (Bob Aman's answer have a very good point about shared hosts security)

1. Install TrueCrypt or other encryption system.
2. Install SVN
3. Create the SVN repository into the TrueCrypt Drive/File
4. Configure SVN to use a SSH or other secure Data Transfer method.

I configured everything with THIS article: http://cinserely.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/creating-encrypted-subversion.html

How to (4.) http://tortoisesvn.net/sasl_howto.html