0bin/zerobin/views/faq.tpl

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  <h1>FAQ</h1>

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  <dl>
    <dt>How does 0bin work?</dt>
    <dd>
        <p>A random key is generated and used to encrypt the paste, thanks to
           the <a href="http://crypto.stanford.edu/sjcl/">sjcl</a>
           JavaScript library.</p>
        <p>The encrypted content is then sent to the server, which returns the
           address of the newly created paste.</p>
        <p>The JavaScript code redirects to this address, but it adds the
           encryption key in the URL hash (#).</p>
        <p>When somebody wants to read the paste, they will usually click on a link
          with this URL. If the hash containing the key is a part of it, 0bin's
          JavaScript will use it to decrypt the content sent by the server.</p>
        <p>The browser never sends the hash to the server, so the latter does not
           receives the key at any time.</p>
    </dd>

    <dt>But JavaScript encryption is not secure!</dt>
    <dd>
        <p>No, it isn't.</p>
        <p>The goal of 0bin is <strong>not</strong> to protect the user and their data
           (including, obviously, their secrets).</p>
        <p>Instead, it aims to protect the host from being sued for the
           content users pasted on the pastebin. The idea is that you cannot
           require somebody to moderate something they cannot read - as such,
           the host is granted plausible deniability.</p>

        <p>Remember that as an user, you should use 0bin in the same way as unencrypted and
           insecure pastebins - that is, with caution. The only difference with those is that if
           you decide to host a 0bin server, the encryption feature hopefully be used as a defense.
           This is not proven, though! :-)

    </dd>
    <dt>What if the server changes the JavaScript code? And what happens in the case of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-in-the-middle_attack">MITM attack</a>?</dt>
    <dd>
      <p>Read above.</p>
      <p>0bin is not built, and does not aim, to protect user data - but rather the host.
	 If any user data is compromised, 0bin still provides the host with
	 plausible deniability (as they ignore the content of the pastes).</p>
      <p>It would make no sense if the host was to compromise the encryption process
         to read the data; in that case, they wouldn't have
         installed 0bin in the first place, as 0bin is here to protect them.</p>
      <p><strong>However, if you want to ensure your data is not read in anyway, you should
		 not use 0bin</strong>. Use <a href="http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/">OTR</a> for chatting,
		 <a href="https://gnupg.org/">GnuPG</a> for encrypted & verified data sharing, with <a href="https://www.enigmail.net/">EnigMail</a>
		 for emails.</p>
      <p>It would be unlikely for those softwares to fail you. Errors will nearly always come from your side -  you ought to have a perfect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security">operations security</a>
	 if you do not want your data to be leaked. Remember to use your common sense.</p>
    </dd>
    <dt>How did the idea of 0bin emerge?</dt>
    <dd>
      <p>0bin is based on <a href="http://sebsauvage.net/wiki/doku.php?id=php:zerobin">sebsauvage's work</a>.
         The project sprang as a reaction to <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pastebin-to-hunt-for-hacker-pastes-anonymous-cries-censorship/11336">the implementation of a moderation system on Pastebin</a>,
         due to the significant amount of illegal content pasted on it, or that it linked to.</p>
    </dd>
   <dt>How can I get 0bin?</dt>
   <dd>
      <p>0bin is an open-source project, and the code is hosted on <a href="https://github.com/sametmax/0bin">GitHub</a>.
         You can either download a tarball or clone the repository.</p>
  </dd>
  </dl>

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