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> It’s portable because: decrypting these secrets does not require special software! All you need is a browser. No complex, million+ SLOC codebases to install,

• mprime1 4y ago
  To be clear: I use gpg too. But I can't expect my mom or girlfriend to learn how to use it. With PortableSecret I can communicate privately with them, without installing or learning anything new.
  • maqp 4y ago
    So explain to us the workflow of sharing data to them Problem: Send a file securely Solution: Encrypt file using PortableSecret, send file over unencrypted email. Problem: Send the decryption pasword Solution: I can't use unencrypted email to send secrets. Let me use end-to-end encrypted Signal for that --- What problem did you solve, that didn't complicate the process of just sending the file with Signal to begin with?
    • mprime1 4y ago
      > Problem: Send the decryption pasword I can choose a password such as 'The name of uncle Robert's favorite movie' (i.e. something that it's easy for her, but hard for everyone else). OR I can call her, and say: 'Just sent you a password-protected file. The password is 'Foobar' OR I can include the password in the email itself (doesn't protect from an attacker but protects from mail provider snooping/indexing emails). It doesn't make my communications NSA proof. It adds a little bit of privacy. For the specific use-case, it's more than enough.