privacyguides.org/docs/pastebins.md

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Pastebins	material/content-paste	These tools allow you to have full control of any pasted data you share to other parties.	pastebins.webp

Protects against the following threat(s):

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Pastebins are online services most commonly used to share large blocks of code in a convenient and efficient manner. The pastebins listed here employ client-side encryption and password protection for pasted content; both of these features prevent the website or server operator from reading or accessing the contents of any paste.

PrivateBin

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PrivateBin is a minimalist, open-source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256-bit AES. It is the improved version of ZeroBin.

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Criteria

Please note we are not affiliated with any of the projects we recommend. In addition to our standard criteria, we have developed a clear set of requirements to allow us to provide objective recommendations. We suggest you familiarize yourself with this list before choosing to use a project, and conduct your own research to ensure it's the right choice for you.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be open source.
• Must implement "zero-trust" end-to-end encryption.
• Must support password-protected files.

Best-Case

Our best-case criteria represents what we would like to see from the perfect project in this category. Our recommendations may not include any or all of this functionality, but those which do may rank higher than others on this page.

• Should have a published audit from a reputable, independent third-party.