The subject disclosure pertains to secure and anonymous data storage and access. More particularly, encryption methods and mechanisms are provided in conjunction with one or more blobs, identities, and guards to implement one or more layers of indirect encryption. Generation of these components can be accomplished without including or pointing to any personally identifiable information about a user. Accordingly, a user can store sensitive data securely and anonymously on a server or like storage system. Such data can also be roamed, recovered, and synchronized securely from a plurality of computers at least because the data is centrally located.