hyperboot
infinite-app-cache
hyperboot | infinite-app-cache | |
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0.0 | 0.0 | |
about 8 years ago | about 6 years ago | |
JavaScript | JavaScript | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | MIT License |
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hyperboot
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Wormhole-crypto: Streaming encryption based on Encrypted Content-Encoding
> the other uses client-server cryptography pretending to be end-to-end
This is misleading and false. Wormhole.app uses end-to-end encryption. It's factually incorrect to imply otherwise.
To address the larger point – auditing a web app is indeed challenging with current web technologies. In the past, I experimented with a technique using App Cache to permanently cache a web app on first use [1]. Later, that technique was expanded into hyperboot [2] to give users the benefits of explicit, immutable versioning with control over upgrades using the html-version-spec while preserving the simplicity of passing around a URL.
With the impending removal of AppCache from most browsers, the web is currently missing a way to "pin" a site to a specific version and only update it with user consent. Service Workers come close but they mandate a 24 hour maximum cache time before refetching from the server.
We'd love to offer the usability benefits of web apps – you can give someone a URL and they can immediately load the app – with the security of installed apps – doesn't change without warning – once web standards catch up. This is something that I care deeply about.
In the meantime, use magic-wormhole if you prefer a locally-installed command line tool and you're sending files to someone who understands the command line. Use Wormhole.app if you want usable end-to-end encryption, similar to what Firefox Send used to provide.
[1]: https://github.com/feross/infinite-app-cache
[2]: https://github.com/substack/hyperboot
infinite-app-cache
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Wormhole-crypto: Streaming encryption based on Encrypted Content-Encoding
> the other uses client-server cryptography pretending to be end-to-end
This is misleading and false. Wormhole.app uses end-to-end encryption. It's factually incorrect to imply otherwise.
To address the larger point – auditing a web app is indeed challenging with current web technologies. In the past, I experimented with a technique using App Cache to permanently cache a web app on first use [1]. Later, that technique was expanded into hyperboot [2] to give users the benefits of explicit, immutable versioning with control over upgrades using the html-version-spec while preserving the simplicity of passing around a URL.
With the impending removal of AppCache from most browsers, the web is currently missing a way to "pin" a site to a specific version and only update it with user consent. Service Workers come close but they mandate a 24 hour maximum cache time before refetching from the server.
We'd love to offer the usability benefits of web apps – you can give someone a URL and they can immediately load the app – with the security of installed apps – doesn't change without warning – once web standards catch up. This is something that I care deeply about.
In the meantime, use magic-wormhole if you prefer a locally-installed command line tool and you're sending files to someone who understands the command line. Use Wormhole.app if you want usable end-to-end encryption, similar to what Firefox Send used to provide.
[1]: https://github.com/feross/infinite-app-cache
[2]: https://github.com/substack/hyperboot
What are some alternatives?
webwormhole - Peer authenticated WebRTC.
wormhole-crypto - Streaming encryption for Wormhole.app, based on Encrypted Content-Encoding for HTTP (RFC 8188)
wormhole-gui - Cross-platform application for easy encrypted file, folder, and text sharing between devices. [Moved to: https://github.com/Jacalz/rymdport]
wormhole-william-mobile - End-to-end encrypted file transfer for Android and iOS. A Magic Wormhole Mobile client.