Comment by mprime1

4 years 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.

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maqp  4 years 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

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What problem did you solve, that didn't complicate the process of just sending the file with Signal to begin with?

  • mprime1  4 years 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.