Wormhole

Name: Wormhole
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

Simple, fast, and private file sharing ✨

4.7•3 reviews•

71 followers

Simple, fast, and private file sharing ✨

4.7•3 reviews•

71 followers

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✨ Wormhole – the fastest way to send files ✨ Wormhole lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. Send a file in just 2 seconds: https://wormhole.app

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Launch Team

Wow, this looks amazing!! How do you plan on making sure that it doesn't go the same way as Firefox Send did? (also, that animation when you upload is sooo cool 😍)

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5yr ago

@booligoosh Yeah, I love the animation too ✨

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

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@booligoosh I think Firefox Send shut down because of abuse. We'll deal with that when it becomes an issue. But we have some ideas. We'll add a "Report" button which allows the reporter to send us the bad files for analysis and ban IPs which continually send reported files. More speculatively, we can include client-side malware scanning and use fancy crypto to attest to the server that the files have passed the scan before we authorize upload. Worst case if it came down to it, we could require an account to send files, but we want to avoid that if we can. End-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal manage to fight abuse without access to their user's messages, so we know there must be a way.

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5yr ago

?makers Cool UI/UX and overall a great Product! Is the wormhole graphic/animation open source? If yes, where can I find it :)? If no, can you make it open source :D? it's so brilliant!! All the best and keep up the good work

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5yr ago

@feross slightly confused here (reading https://wormhole.app/security). If the point of this is meant to be trustless (in the sense that you don't have to trust the server), then surely you can just get the secret key using window.location.hash and then decode the contents of the files?

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

Maker

@mandeep But isn't this true of products like 1Password and LastPass too? Couldn't they just steal your master password when you type it in? I publish open source software that is downloaded 500 million times per month and is used in almost every JavaScript project. If you find any security issues with the design or the implementation, you can report the issue to us and we'll promptly fix it and offer you bug bounty reward.

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5yr ago

@feross Hmm... I guess so. I suppose I personally find it hard to wrap my head around secure methods that aim to (effectively) reduce the trust one has to place in the service provider, but suffer from that fatal flaw I mention. The way I see it: with Dropbox, whilst they have the private key, one trusts them not to go around reading people's files casually. IMO the same applies to services like this; one has to trust the operator isn't going to introduce malicious JS. Maybe I just have a weird, minority perspective on this. In any case, the product – and particularly the UI – looks great. I think what I particularly like, compared to Dropbox/GDrive/etc, is not the security aspect but the no-account-necessary, speedy drag-and-drop a file and immediately see the link. It works super fast with no hassle. Wish you the best of luck with the project :)

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

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@mandeep I totally understand your perspective. Auditing a web app is always a challenging prospect, but I think that what we're aiming to do counts for something. For example, I trust 1Password more than other password management services because they claim to employ end-to-end encryption, even though I can't fully verify that fact when I use their web interface. It's still better than a service that doesn't make any such claim. That said, we want to do more to re-assure users with concerns similar to yours. We're going to open source the cryptography code and explore building other types of client frontends, including potentially a CLI client, so you can be more sure that the code hasn't changed out from under you when using Wormhole. And I totally agree with you re the user interface and no accounts needed. The truth is that, for most people, an app with better security or privacy alone isn't ten times better than an insecure or un-private alternative. Most people just don't understand or care about the details of the apps they use. This may be starting to change, but to make an app that is truly "better" for most people, you need more than just better privacy and security. The app, holistically, needs to be ten times better.

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

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🤩 Exciting news! I'm ready to share the project I've been working on for the past 2 months. ✨ Wormhole – the fastest way to send files ✨ Wormhole lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and it's super fast. Our #1 goal was speed – you should be able to get a link to send in less than 2 seconds. Everything is end-to-end encrypted and the server never knows anything about your files. It supports instant streaming (no need to wait for your files to upload to the cloud before you can send the link to your recipient), super fast P2P transfer over local networks, and 24 hour file hosting so the link keeps working even after you close the site. Give it a shot and please tell me what you think! Send a file in 2 seconds: https://wormhole.app Read our manifesto: https://wormhole.app/about Read our security design: https://wormhole.app/security

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5yr ago

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@feross This is great! Congrats 🚀

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

Maker

@bochkovaleks Thank you! 🤩

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5yr ago

@feross God I wish this was open source. Been looking for something like this for a while that’s white label.

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

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@j_holtslander What do you need the whitelabel version for? Send me an email and we can chat

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5yr ago

Just tried it out, pretty simple, intuitive and quick. Do you have plans to allow custom or shorter expiry times for data sensitive shares?

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

Maker

@vishal_taneja9 Yes, we plan to support customizing the expiry time!

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5yr ago

how about adding something like an instant expire button which lets you expire the link before the 24 hr period? or something like the link expires after the first download! Great tool!

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

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@s4nju That's a great idea. We'll add it to our list of features to build in the coming weeks!

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5yr ago

Can you touch a little bit on privacy and encryption? For example if I send a file to a user....? Looks awessssommmeee by the way 🙏🏻

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5yr ago

Socket for Python

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@dudehere We have a lot more information about our philosophy here: https://wormhole.app/about and about our security design here: https://wormhole.app/security

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5yr ago

Thx 🙏🏻

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5yr ago

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Wormhole is praised for its quick, secure file sharing capabilities, offering end-to-end encryption and a user-friendly interface. Users appreciate the convenience of sending files without needing an account or complex setup. The tool is noted for its simplicity and efficiency, making it ideal for sharing both documents and large media files. The interface is described as intuitive, enhancing the overall user experience. Wormhole is highly recommended for those seeking a straightforward and secure method for file transfers.

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