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> I regularly chuck stuff on a webserver to share files (like /files/dat-283992.txt) that's only meant to be accessed by people I share the URL with, but that's

by xigoi 4y ago

> I regularly chuck stuff on a webserver to share files (like /files/dat-283992.txt) that's only meant to be accessed by people I share the URL with, but that's not possible when the repo is public. Have you heard about encryption?

notRobot 4y ago
Sure. I use HTTPS.
- xigoi 4y ago
  That's not the point. If you want only certain people to be able to access a publicly available file, just encrypt it.
  - notRobot 4y ago
    I could password protect it. Or I could give it a unique undiscoverable URL. It's virtually the same. It's no different than sharing a link to a file in your Google Drive accessible only to people with the URL. Encryption doesn't play the role you seem to think it plays here.
    - xigoi 4y ago
      > I could password protect it. Yes, aka encrypt it. > Or I could give it a unique undiscoverable URL. …which is not possible if the repository is public.
      - notRobot 4y ago
        You can password protect without encrypting