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File Sharing
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Nathaniel James
What apps do you use when you need to share files securely?
Why did you choose that application?
workupload.com
As simple as it gets, no account, optional password. If the encryption actually matters, I use 7zip before I upload.
There are several points at once by which one can judge why a particular file sharing service can be considered successful. The first, for me personally, is anonymity. At the present time, this is a very important parameter for working on the Internet. The second is the amount of space in the cloud storage. This is also very important for those users who work with large files. Therefore, for me personally, the service is a complete favorite in this regard https://fastupload.io . I have been using it for a long time and so far there have been no complaints.
I use GridFS (mongoDB add-in). Basically I have our moderators open up each file before making it publicly available to ensure the documents are legit.
I limit users to uploading word, excel, pdf, ppt, and csv. Haven't had any issues yet
While working as a freelancer for a financial unicorn we've used a tool called magic wormhole to transport files from one machine to another. It's a command line tool so more directed at developers but I guess usable by everyone who is a bit cli affine.
https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Another tool we used if we just wanted to share plain text we used One Time Secrets using one time pad encryption.
https://ots.fyi/
Another option I sometimes also use is to archive the files and encrypt them with a symmetrical key and send the bundle via slack or wetransfer if it's quite big.
https://wetransfer.com/
hth ✌️
I see so what do you think about something like this:
Instead of transporting files an app where you go and drop off and pick up files like a secure drop box or something.