postcrypt

I use postcrypt to send encrypted postcards. Handwriting an entire postcard is painful for me, typing is much easier.

Problem

If I send an e-mail the recipient can read it immediately. I still want the excitement of receiveing a postcard in the mail and reading it, associating the text you’re reading with the image on the card.

Solution

Encrypt the postcard text with a simple password. Send the encrypted text via email, send the password via postcard. Viola - encrypted postcards.

Send an encrypted postcard

• Go to https://etherealmachine.github.io/postcrypt/encode.html
• Pick a password
  • I suggest something composed of 3-5 words, based on the where you’re sending the postcard from
  • Like, “queentowerbridge”
• Draft your email
• Hit the button and encode your text!
• Copy/paste the encoded text into an email
  • Make sure to get everything or it might not decrypt properly!
• Write the password down on a postcard and send it to your friend

Receive an encrypted postcard

• Go to https://etherealmachine.github.io/postcrypt/decode.html
• Copy/paste the text from the email
• Enter the password from your postcard
• Hit the button and decode your text!

Chrome Extension now available!

• Install the extension and decrypt text without leaving your current tab!
• Encrypt in-extension coming soon!