[Decent12]

Hi guys,
I have been thinking about it for a long time but never got time to open a thread here and take opinions of those people who are keeping a close eye on Softwares security and how reliable is their security.

What if I create a private discord server and invite no one to that channel and upload some of my important stuff? is there any security risk in doing that? is discord secured enough? or is there any chance of getting that data leaked?

[Sn1F3rt]

Yes definitely @Decent12. I'm a regular Discord user and a "Bug Squasher" on their official developement server. Security is one of the key focus of Discord and they always try to make it better. In fact they, encourage people to report bugs on their server and that is how you rise from a "Bug Hunter" initially, then approve bugs and report, and finally you earn the role of a "Bug Squasher".

If you're creating a Discord server, no one can join your server unless you create and share an invite. Public Discord servers are a separate thing, you create and disclose the invites openly because you want people to join your community. In fact, Discord servers are meant to be invite only.

Regards,

[Littlemaster]

Since there are many servers and information on Discord it will not get leaked from the administration level unless it goes a great hacking. I am not sure whether the files and messages are encoded to avoid such issues. But I believe you can store information there safely. Make sure your device and credentials are safe as well. It is not possible to say something 100% safe. Some services may vanish with out a notification. So keep a plan B.

[chanalku91]

if you create a discord server, and adjust all settings correctly!
it's likely that your files on that server will be safe!
because

1. if role settings take all permissions from everyone, other people who enter your private server will not be able to access any of the channels where you store the secret file! (if you create an invitation link and leak it to other people you don't want to want)

2. As long as you don't share your file link with other people the file will still be safe!

but
I don't recommend storing files in the cloud like that!
because
1. data leakage may occur in the future!

[tryp4vps]

I suppose Discord Servers should be reasonably secure if you keep your channel private.

So uploading some private data to it should be fine, but personally I will not upload anything very important, or anything that I cannot afford to lose.

It is always better to play safe, especially in this crazy internet world.

[sAmI]

Discord is pretty safe enough to keep some of your files, But still Discord is meant to be used as a Voice Server which is a the main purpose. If you create a private server and adjust all the channels and role permission to your file i can say you will be safe for a long time and won't be a problem much for you at all, I had some saved data in my Team Room it is still a risk but still you can use it!

[ikk157]

Hi guys,
I have been thinking about it for a long time but never got time to open a thread here and take opinions of those people who are keeping a close eye on Softwares security and how reliable is their security.

What if I create a private discord server and invite no one to that channel and upload some of my important stuff? is there any security risk in doing that? is discord secured enough? or is there any chance of getting that data leaked?

From personal experience, discord tends to be insanely secure.

Why? Well for several reasons:

1) Their development team is constantly looking for security bugs in Discord itself and are actively fixing anything that pops up. So when it comes to security in terms of exploits, the developers of Discord have you covered.

2) as many people already mentioned, Discord servers in theory are supposed to be private and invite-only. Unless you decide to publicly share invites to make it public. For your use case, all you have to do is not share any invites. It’s that simple. That guarantees that it’s only you that has access to your server.

3) Discord has 2 factor authentication. Obviously even if you “secure” your server by not sharing invites, people can still get access to it if they break into your account. So enabling 2 factor authentication for your account (which is conveniently a feature discord had for ages!) ensures that you keep it as secure as possible.

4) I shouldn’t be saying this, but obviously ensure that your password is actually strong. You’d be surprised at how often people still use stupid and easy to guess passwords. As for what makes a password strong? That’s already been discussed on several occasions in this forum so just look it up if you don’t already know.

Combine all of these points together and you got yourself a very secure and trustworthy place for your stuff. 

I do however want to ask, why don’t you just use a service dedicated for that, such as google drive? While discord can be used as a place to store your files, it’s not really meant for it. For example, Discord has a file size limit, so you can only upload small files directly to it.

[sleepingsaint]

Just note that Discord has some odd privacy rules, as in they can read and see any message you send and they do get information like what applications you have open. If you are worried about security and the like, Telegram is better in that regard.

[Manal]

Just note that Discord has some odd privacy rules, as in they can read and see any message you send and they do get information like what applications you have open. If you are worried about security and the like, Telegram is better in that regard.

Telegram is largely unmoderated. They're just carieers of pirated stuff and cp/illegal porn.

[ikk157]

Just note that Discord has some odd privacy rules, as in they can read and see any message you send and they do get information like what applications you have open. If you are worried about security and the like, Telegram is better in that regard.

How do they get information on what applications you use and open? Does the app have access to that stuff? Honestly on iOS that’s virtually impossible, not sure about the other platforms discord supports though.

But either way, that’s quite scary... why in the world are all the apps/sites/companies nowadays trying to get info out of their range of services... this is ridiculous! 

And the fact that discord, a company we all know and trust, is doing the same? Like wow