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ZBinWiki is a secure pastebin / wiki / protectedtext clone. Its features include:
- Multiple editable text files;
- Both plain text and markdown are supported
in the editor;
- Markdown content allows creating links, including links to your other pages;
- You can edit, rename and delete files;
- Google authentication unlocks your set of files, stored on the server;
- Optional browser-side per-file password and encryption - the server will not see your password
or unencrypted file if you set a password;
- (Remember the password you use for each file, it's not stored anywhere and encrypted text cannot be
recovered without it);
- Per-file passwords can be stored in your browser password store;
- The server does not maintain access logs;
- Free and open source.
Short-term roadmap of new features to be added:
- Source code published at Github;
- Explanation of the security model and ways to validate it in the FAQ;
- Sharing files with other users;
- Other registration options besides a Google account.
Frequently asked questions:
- Q: What is the purpose of ZBinWiki?
A: It's a secure yet convenient place to store personal notes. You can easily access them from multiple
computers (or mobile devices), they're safely backed up, the service is free, and if you set a
password on your files they are encrypted both on the server and in transmission from / to the server.
- Q: Why are you providing this service for free? What is your business model?
A: We thought a markdown text store with client-side encryption was a cool concept and wanted to implement it,
there is no business model beyond that. Hosting of text files is cheap, so don't worry about it
😜.
- Q: Why do I have to log in with a Google account?
A: This login is used to ensure you can access your
files from multiple computers, and other users cannot access your files, even if unencrypted.
Your email address is anonymized before storing it on the server, but this happens server-side so is hard
to verify. Other methods besides a Google login will be added.
- Q: How can I store per-file passwords in my browser password store? Should I?
A: ZBinWiki supports storing per-file passwords in your browser password store but this requires some
user interaction; first create and save a new file, then after saving enter the password again to show
the contents, then use the password manager (e.g. the key icon in the location bar in Chrome) to
save the password. On subsequent loads the password will be prefilled by your browser and you only have
to press the key button ('set passsword') next to the password field to decrypt.
Whether you should do
this or not depends on how much you value your files and how secure your local computer is. Assuming you
do not share the password store between computers but only store the passwords locally it should be pretty
safe and will make it much more convenient to use ZBinWiki.
For questions and remarks please contact info@zbinwiki.com.
Application version: 1.01