I prefer the peace of mind of obtaining builds with verifiable integrity from the original source. At least things are starting to go in the right direction, even if it's over a decade late.
It says that Cryptomater is intended for Cloud storages and not Local storages. However, I had been using it solely for encrypting files on a USB Drive. Is this bad practice?
This part of the guideline interests me particularly
Cryptomator is not a complete replacement for other encryption tools based on container files if the aforementioned meta information should be encrypted. Cryptomator does not provide protection if programs create backup copies of the encrypted files when working with them. Such files are not detected by Cryptomator and may remain on the computer even after unlocking a vault. Cryptomator cannot provide protection if the local computer is infected with malware which reads entered passwords and file contents (e.g., files in an unlocked vault).
It says that Cryptomater is intended for Cloud storages and not Local storages. However, I had been using it solely for encrypting files on a USB Drive. Is this bad practice?
It's not terrible but these containers that are intended for cloud storage use slightly different encryption that might be weaker, for example Cryptomator will still leave certain metadata basically unencrypted.
Valynor
* no you can put the containers anywhere you like (USB drives are notoriously bad though)
This part of the guideline interests me particularly
Cryptomator is not a complete replacement for other encryption tools based on container files if the aforementioned meta information should be encrypted. Cryptomator does not provide protection if programs create backup copies of the encrypted files when working with them. Such files are not detected by Cryptomator and may remain on the computer even after unlocking a vault. Cryptomator cannot provide protection if the local computer is infected with malware which reads entered passwords and file contents (e.g., files in an unlocked vault).
The first bullet point is the main one you need to pay attention to IMO.
Depending on what you're doing with your files other encryption methods might be better suited for you. Depends on how often you want to access, where you're storing it etc.
which is why i was looking at cryptomater, 7zip still seems useful for wrapping and sending a standalone encrypted file.
Just because 7zip is bad doesn't mean Cryptomator is the best for encrypting files for every use case. It is decent for cloud storage, but I would argue gocryptfs and cryfs are better (depending on if you prefer speed or security) for cloud storage.
jwayn596 hat.sh is just client-side encryption/decryption though, how you are sending the file is up to you
but both sites make it easy for the other side to decrypt
jwayn596
This is a really great tool.
does it upload anything to a server?
no nvm it says no
Valynor
hat is offline, it's just an app running locally in a browser tab
jwayn596
quite impressive. I'm definitely taking a look into this. If they offer a standalone crossplatform app that doesn't need a browser that would make it probably my go-to
Do you use a particular CMS with Astro or do you simply edit the markdown files?
Goldmaster
Thought I would be best to ask here. I am wondering how did people settle on their current email service? Other than using the trials and research, but what made people say, yep this is the service to use and put their money where their mouth is?
I'm currently using mailbox and have paid the the 3 quid but want to give fastmail a go as they seam to be ok. But I'm not sure how "trustworthy" they are. I'm not sure if they are open source.
What are peoples thoughts, and how did other settle as I feel email is the hardest longest to sort.
FallenStar
By watching YouTube videos such as Techlore's and using sites like Alternativeto.net picking an email provider was kinda simple, there are lots of good providers thankfully. Privacy Guides also has recommendations on the site.
fria
a lot of times you just settle for what's the most convenient, like you might already have a gmail account so you just use gmail
By watching YouTube videos such as Techlore's and using sites like Alternativeto.net picking an email provider was kinda simple, there are lots of good providers thankfully. Privacy Guides also has recommendations on the site.
Yes thank you. Mailbox is quite well recommended. I do like the features it has but I find that some are a bit over the top. Such as open talk and then a video conference thing.
a lot of times you just settle for what's the most convenient, like you might already have a gmail account so you just use gmail
True, issue is that you often get spam in the spam inbox and well its Gmail and my younger self didn't really know that if something like Gmail is free, you're the product. When I could have used posteo. But I didn't have a credit card then
Plus I don't have to add any numbers or anything like that
