Brian Warner - Magic Wormhole- Simple Secure File Transfer - PyCon 2016.mp4

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Brian Warner, author of magic-wormhole, presents the tool at PyCon 2016. He explains how a few secret words let two computers securely transfer files, covering the cryptography (NaCl, SPAKE2) and library use.

Recommended as the author's own explanation of the design and security of magic-wormhole.

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5 comments from Hacker News

@Mashimo2018 · in “Transfer.sh – File sharing from the command line”

I could not find an example on the gibhub page, but here is the timecode from a video that shows it in action: [VIDEO] Also: [LINK] Looks neat.

@lixtra2019 · in “Modern Alternatives to PGP”

According to parents nice talk[1] you can add a verify switch that lets you compare the signature of the actual key. So a public authenticated channel is enough. [1] [VIDEO]

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@cyphar2019 · in “OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation”

Have you taken a look at magic-wormhole[1]? I've started using it recently and it's insanely easy to use. It does have a centralised signalling server for key exchange between peers, but it does attempt to do peer-to-peer data transfer (only falling back to a TURN-style relay if both clients are behind NATs and aren't on the same local network). An explanation of the cryptography and design was given at PyCon 2016[2]. It also has built-in optional Tor support (though I'm not sure if it attempts to use an onion service for data transfer). [1]: [LINK] [2]: [VIDEO]

@alecst2021 · in “Magic Wormhole: Get things from one computer to another, safely”

Here's a link from Brain Warner (the author) talking about that: [VIDEO] Hope it helps, it's a good question.

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@touseefliaqat2023 · in “Ask HN: What are some unpopular technologies you wish people knew more about?”

Magic Wormhole: [LINK] An easy and secure file transfer program. I use it almost everyday since I discovered it. Author has a very good video on it at pycon-2016: [VIDEO]

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