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Brian Warner - Magic Wormhole- Simple Secure File Transfer - PyCon 2016.mp4
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as the author's own explanation of the design and security of magic-wormhole.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- PyCon 2016
- Topic
- secure file transfer
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2023
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From the original HN conversations
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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]
lixtra on Hacker News · 2019-02
In Modern Alternatives to PGPHere's a link from Brain Warner (the author) talking about that: [VIDEO] Hope it helps, it's a good question.
alecst on Hacker News · 2021-05
In Magic Wormhole: Get things from one computer to another, safelyMagic 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]
touseefliaqat on Hacker News · 2023-12
In Ask HN: What are some unpopular technologies you wish people knew more about?
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