# A Decade of Keeper: 10 Years of Secure Sync, Share & Long-Term Archiving in the Max Planck Ecosystem (2016–2026)

- Institution: CERN
- Speaker: Vladislav Makarenko
- Year: 2026
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3025423)
- Licence: [CERN](https://copyright.web.cern)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Since its 2016 launch by the Max Planck Digital Library, **Keeper** — a heavily customized Seafile platform — has delivered secure file synchronization, collaborative sharing, and automatic long-term archiving (guaranteed ≥10 years) for research datasets. It supports seamless project workflows while preserving critical materials (e.g., raw data, scripts, credentials, documentation) for institute members and invited collaborators.

Key milestones include blockchain-based provenance via bloxberg, DOI minting for archived libraries, strengthened encryption, refined group controls, the Project Catalog for enhanced discoverability of archiving-ready libraries, and the Cared Data Certificate attesting to proper data care and long-term usability.

By early 2026, Keeper serves over 8,500 active users and stores hundreds of terabytes. Keeper has become an essential component in the daily work of MPG scientists and is actively used in more than 80 Max Planck Institutes.

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## Lectures

1. [A Decade of Keeper: 10 Years of Secure Sync, Share & Long-Term Archiving in the Max Planck Ecosystem (2016–2026)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3025423/1933ff475eae), 7 min (CERN's player)