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Send a private message securely

A password, login details or other sensitive information? The message is encrypted in your browser and destroyed once the recipient has read it. The key travels only in the link – the server never sees the content.

Encrypted before sending

How to send a password securely

  1. Write a message

    A password, login details, an ID number, a door code – anything that should not stay in email or chat.

  2. Encrypted in your browser

    The message is encrypted on your device before it is sent. We cannot see what it says.

  3. Share the link

    Send the link to the recipient. Once they have read the message, it is destroyed and the link stops working.

How do you send a password securely? Read why email and chat are the wrong place for it

Frequently asked questions about sending passwords

How do I send a password securely?

Type the password into Yksityisviesti and send the link you get to the recipient. The message is encrypted in your browser and destroyed once it has been read, so the password does not linger in email, chat or backups. Ideally, send the username through a different channel than the password.

Why not send passwords by email?

Email and chat keep messages for years: in sent folders, on servers and in backups. If an account is ever broken into, old passwords can be found with a single search. A self-destructing encrypted message leaves no trace.

What happens after the message is read?

The message is deleted from the server as soon as its openings are used up, and the link stops working. You can also give the recipient a read window, such as five minutes, during which the page can be reloaded.

How long does an unopened encrypted message last?

You choose anything from one hour to 30 days. If the message is not opened in time, it is destroyed unread. You can also delete it yourself before it is opened.

Can a link preview or virus scan use up the message?

No. Opening the link does not yet show the message; the recipient has to press a separate button. Link scanners in email services and chat apps therefore do not use up the one-time link.

How do I know whether the message has been read?

The messages you have sent are listed in your browser with their status: waiting, opened, read or expired. Your browser stores neither the message content, the key nor the link.

Is it free? Do I need to sign up?

It is free, and no account or sign-up is needed. The site has no tracking or analytics.

Why is the service free?

We want to keep secure data transfer available to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. A paid business version of the service is available, and its revenue covers the running costs of the free version.

What does end-to-end encryption mean?

The message is locked on your own device before it goes anywhere. Only the person you give the link to can open it.

Like a sealed letter

Imagine sealing the message in an envelope and giving the key only to the recipient. We keep the letter until it is opened, but we cannot read it – we don't have the key. Once the letter has been opened, we destroy it.

Where is the key?

The key is at the end of the link, after the # sign. Browsers never send this part to the server, so the key never reaches us, not even by accident. The message ID is in the # part too: link scanners and proxies only see the page address.

What we see – and what we don't

What this means for you

Encryption protects the message in transit and on our server. It cannot protect it if the sender's or recipient's own device is infected with malware.