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PrivacyProtect

PrivacyProtect is an open-source encryption application with a browser-based tool and a CLI. It encrypts passwords, messages, and sensitive files for sharing or storage; the CLI can create a PrivacyProtect HTML file and decrypt that file. The README says the browser experience uses native browser cryptography APIs and requires no special software.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use PrivacyProtect when you need to encrypt a message or file for sharing or storage, either through its browser tool or by creating and decrypting an HTML file with the CLI.

Who it is for

  • People sharing passwords or sensitive files through email or storing them in cloud drives.
  • Command-line users who want to encrypt or decrypt portable PrivacyProtect HTML files.
  • Developers who want to inspect or contribute to an MIT-licensed HTML project.

Documented uses

  • Encrypt a message or file into a portable HTML file.
  • Decrypt a PrivacyProtect HTML file using its password.
  • Create a deniable-message option with a second password for a distinct message.
  • Use a browser-based encryption workflow without installing special software or creating an account.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The README says the browser experience requires no account or special software. The project is open source under the MIT license.

  • The browser tool uses native browser cryptography APIs; the README names desktop and mobile browsers including Chrome and Safari.
  • The CLI supports message or file input and HTML output, with password entry by hidden prompt or via an option for scripting.
  • The optional deniable-message mode uses a second password to reveal a separate message.
  • The repository identifies the project as HTML and licenses it under MIT.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Create an encrypted HTML file with the CLI

Encrypt a message or secret file into a PrivacyProtect HTML file.

Before you start

  • Access to the PrivacyProtect CLI.
  • A secret message or a file to conceal.
  • A password, entered at the prompt or supplied as a CLI option.
  • An output path for the HTML file.

Steps

  1. Choose either the message or file input for the CLI encrypt command.

  2. Provide a password when prompted, or use the documented password option.

  3. Specify an output path for the resulting PrivacyProtect HTML file.

Expected outcome

A PrivacyProtect HTML file containing the encrypted message or file.

Guide limitations

  • The README documents CLI usage but does not specify a separate installation procedure for the CLI.
  • The output file still requires the password to reveal its content.
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Source-based practical guide

Decrypt a PrivacyProtect HTML file with the CLI

Reveal the secret stored in a PrivacyProtect HTML file.

Before you start

  • Access to the PrivacyProtect CLI.
  • A PrivacyProtect HTML file containing the secret.
  • The password used to conceal the secret.

Steps

  1. Pass the HTML file to the CLI decrypt command.

  2. Enter the password at the hidden-character prompt, or provide it using the documented option.

Expected outcome

The CLI decrypts the secret in the specified PrivacyProtect HTML file.

Guide limitations

  • The README documents the decrypt command but does not specify a separate CLI installation procedure.
  • The password is needed to reveal the secret.
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