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by orlp 1060 days ago
> Security, Durability, and Availability. In that order.

The ordering of security and durability very much depends on the needs of the customer.

Some data is vastly more valuable to malicious actors than it is to you, e.g. ephemeral private keys. If lost you can simply replace them, but if (unknowingly) stolen it can be disastrous.

Other data is vastly more valuable to your than to malicious actors, e.g. photos of sentimental events.