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gocryptfs vs Skygear Chat

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

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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Skygear Chat

Skygear Chat

Social & Communications

Skygear Chat is an open-source chat SDK for building in-app messaging into mobile apps and websites. It handles backend infrastructure and provides APIs for building chat features.

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