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Wormhole - Simple, private file sharing | Peer-to-Peer, up to 5GB, using Tor or other Browsers (no advertising)

Started by HeadJanitor · Apr 20, 2022

#13072
The source code for the streaming encryption implementation, based on Encrypted Content-Encoding for HTTP (RFC 8188) is open source

For files up to 5 GB, Wormhole stores your files on our servers for 24 hours.

For files larger than 5 GB, Wormhole uses peer-to-peer transfer to send your files directly from your browser to the recipient. So you'll need to keep the page open until the recipient downloads the files.


https://wormhole.app


Every design decision in Wormhole begins with the safety and privacy of your data in mind. We can't read your files, and no one else can either. Privacy isn’t an optional mode — it’s just the way that Wormhole works.

Wormhole uses end-to-end encryption to protect your files so they can never be shared or viewed by anyone but you and the intended recipients. Files are permanently deleted from the server after 24 hours. Wormhole encrypts all files with 128-bit AES-GCM encryption before they leave the browser.

Wormhole supports instant file streaming. There's no need to wait for your files to finish uploading before you can copy the link and send it to your recipient. The recipient can start downloading even before the files have finished uploading.

In addition, we store your encrypted files on our servers for 24 hours so the share link will keep working for your recipient even after you close the Wormhole site.

JavaScript is necessary -- check the JavaScript yourself, essential to the POST data, and transfer process.
#13073
↳ Replying to @HeadJanitor
Interesting. Have you used this service before? Curious what your experience was if you did. ALways looking forward to the advice of /u/HeadJanitor :)
#13074
↳ Replying to @ruinitall
For testing purposes only. It worked and was blazing fast. It also encrypts the file in transit.
#13075
↳ Replying to @HeadJanitor
Do you have to be online at the same time as the recipient? Or can you upload, send them the link and they can download it within the 24 hours before they are deleted from the server?
#13076
↳ Replying to @ruinitall
Once you upload it, unlike most sites, you can delete it. "Expires in 24 hours or after 100 downloads." So, you can upload it and then send the recipient the link that gets generated.