Show HN: Encrypt and Destroy – Send dead simple encrypted messages on the web

by alessiosantocs on 2/21/2016, 10:51:14 AM with 7 comments

  • by DanBC on 2/21/2016, 7:14:32 PM

    > Is it safe?

    > You bet. We use modern SSL encryption protocol to ensure that your data is securely sent to our servers for encryption.

    > Plus, your message and password will never be stored into the database.

    Here's a list of journalists killed since 1992 to 2010. http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/jan/11/journal...

    Here's a list of journalists killed in Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_...

    We need to be careful with these numbers, because sometimes a murdered journalist was not targeted because of their journalism. But still: you describe your service as safe. Is it something other people should trust their lives to? Is it something that could withstand a well funded government agency attack?

  • by pizzeys on 2/21/2016, 6:57:59 PM

    This is, I assume, a social experiment in seeing whether people will use encryption products they should stay well away from? :)

  • by alessiosantocs on 2/22/2016, 8:16:20 AM

    Hey everyone. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

    As of now, the product is in a very very early stage of development and I am aware that it still needs some fixing and improvements. What you see in the first page is essentially what I believe this product should aim to be: an open, anonymous and secure messaging system on the Web.

    DanBC: I think a people need a secure and completely anonymous messaging system like the one I imagine. As of now I wouldn't trust the service myself because I know a lot can be done to improve security and the architecture itself needs a lot of work. I believe the only way a product like this can face the attacks you describe is through the support of the open source community. A product like this should be free and open for all.

    What do you think? Are there similar products you would trust or that you like? How do we make encryption free and safe - and easy - for everyone to use?

    Thanks again!

  • by brudgers on 2/21/2016, 3:19:43 PM

    An interesting idea. Since doing encryption well is so hard, I am curious. How does it work from a technical perspective?

  • by sccxy on 2/21/2016, 9:03:16 PM

    Tried to send same message with same password again after reading it.

      We're sorry, but something went wrong.

  If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.