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minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·edit-28 months agohahahahahahahahahahahahaha… no. but it does allow you to only share your files with a specific other user. however, it’s explicitly not secure. It’s literally from the Kazaa era of file transfer apps.
minus-squarerefalolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoRight, but the article explicitly mentions securely, so I thought those types of tools would be more relevant to recommend.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoWell, if real security is there, both signatures and encryption are easy bolt-ons for any file. A tool like gpg will cover both at once.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoThat’s a tough one to phrase. I mean not exposing you to practical security problems outside of the confidentiality and authenticity issue.
Secure though? Is it end-to-end encrypted?
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha… no.
but it does allow you to only share your files with a specific other user.
however, it’s explicitly not secure. It’s literally from the Kazaa era of file transfer apps.
Right, but the article explicitly mentions securely, so I thought those types of tools would be more relevant to recommend.
Well, if real security is there, both signatures and encryption are easy bolt-ons for any file. A tool like gpg will cover both at once.
Not sure what you mean by real security
That’s a tough one to phrase. I mean not exposing you to practical security problems outside of the confidentiality and authenticity issue.