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Firefox Send vs gocryptfs

A side-by-side look at Firefox Send and gocryptfs. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Firefox Send

Firefox Send

File Sharing

Firefox Send is a free file sharing service that allows users to share files up to 2.5GB in size that expire automatically. It is provided by Mozilla and integrates with Firefox for easy uploading. Its key features are end-to-end encryption, custom expiration options, password protection, and no sign-up required.

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gocryptfs

gocryptfs

Security & Privacy

gocryptfs is an open source encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go. It uses AES-256 in ciphertext stealing mode for file encryption,HMAC-SHA512 for integrity checking, and scrypt for password encryption to keep data secured on disk.

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