Security insights
Long-form writing on how encryption actually works, what the common claims mean, and how to move sensitive information around without leaving copies behind. Written by the people who build the product being described.
Security writing on the open web has a quality problem. A great deal of it is produced at volume by writers who have read specifications but never shipped the thing being described, and it shows: the advice is defensible in principle and useless in practice.
Everything here is written or technically reviewed by someone who has worked on the relevant code, checked against primary sources, and dated so you can judge whether it has gone stale. The process is documented on our editorial policy page.
Learn the safest ways to share passwords online, why sending plain text credentials via email or chat apps is risky, and how secure sharing tools help protect your data.
By Inkrypt Security Team
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Learn the difference between self-destructing notes and encrypted email, when to use each for sensitive information, and how to protect confidential data.
By Inkrypt Security Team
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Learn the core differences between AES vs RSA encryption. Understand symmetric vs asymmetric keys, AES-256-GCM, and how hybrid encryption secures your data.
By Inkrypt Security Team
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Discover the best encrypted notepad tools with no signup. Learn how browser-based private note tools work, where data is stored, and how to choose securely.
By Inkrypt Security Team
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Learn the difference between client-side encryption and server-side encryption, how they protect your data, and which option is best for your privacy needs.
By Inkrypt Security Team
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Zero-knowledge encryption explained: what it means, how it works, how it differs from standard cloud encryption, and how to verify a service really uses it.
By Inkrypt Security Team
Read articleIf you are new to this material, the articles build on each other in roughly this order — and the reference pages below them are the fastest route to a concrete answer.
The most abused phrase in privacy marketing, and how to test any claim in four questions.
Read moreWhere the encryption runs determines who has to be trusted. The single most useful distinction here.
Read moreThe same concepts applied to a real system, with exact algorithms and parameters.
Read moreForty terms defined plainly, each with the practical consequence of getting it wrong.
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