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How to send passwords securely?

Asked by Ananya Pawar Mar 17, 2022 712 views 1 answer
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What is the easiest way for two people – neither of whom are computer specialists and cannot meet in person – to send a password for an encrypted file that is attached to an email?


The two simplest methods are these: telephone the other person and read the password over the phone; or write in the email questions that the NSA and other hackers couldn’t possibly answer. The answers or parts thereof when compiled can then be the password or hashed to provide a password.


Asking non-technically minded people to install full PGP to send a password is not realistic. Is there a simple piece of JavaScript out there that can do a Diffie-Hellman, so the resulting shared key can become the password?

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