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Re:Show HN: Retriever – Securely share secrets over the inte... by Twisell on Thursday January 25, 2024 @01:06AM (#39126682)
As per the documentation the secret is never shared unencrypted an the private key to decypher it is never ever in the url. It stay in the receiver local storage.
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Re:Show HN: Retriever – Securely share secrets over the inte... by rakoo on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:27AM (#39128827)
This only means the browser, and the javascript code, are part of the chain. Both of them can also be compromised, have bugs, and leak the secret.
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