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FAQ
Your Guide to Understanding Shepherd
Shepherd collects only changes to system state and generate signatures. Most of these signatures make sense only to the algorithm.
No, Shepherd is not a spyware. On the contrary, it is looking out for you. Shepherd collects signatures instead of actual content; thus, it does not violate privacy in any form. Shepherd is interested in change inside the system rather than the actual content.
No, Shepherd is incapable of reading actual contents of files. It is only interested in unexpected state changes that a rogue file might inflict on the host device.
The number of devices that can be registered under a team space is subject to the commercial contract term and will be mentioned clearly in the Service Order Form.
It takes a few seconds for the registration process to complete, however, it may take up to 5 minutes to load historical data when first registered.
What is Shepherd collecting?
Is Shepherd spying on me?
Is my data being read?
How many devices can we register in a single team space?
How long does it take to register Shepherd on a device?
Shepherd collects only changes to system state and generate signatures. Most of these signatures make sense only to the algorithm.
- State of your devices as signatures.
- State of your filesystem as signatures.
- State of your network as signatures.
- State of processes as signatures.
- Readable metadata such as your password expiry dates and last set date and various security policies.
- Safety related settings from your device to make sure that doors are properly locked and windows are properly closed.