DropLock
Security and privacy
secret sharing
SHOW HN2026
24points
7comments
#1,827of 4,366 in 2026
Top 42%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Very cool idea, surprised nobody has built it before
From 2 comments
This is a very cool idea, surprised no one has done it before!
EthanHeilman on HNCool, idea. Nice way to share secrets.
joey9prints on HN
Questions
Which browser storage API holds the non-extractable private key
From 1 comment
> The private part is saved by this browser as a non-extractable key, so it cannot be exported Which storage API is used here?
vaylian on HN
Does it work in headless CI environments without persistent browser storage
From 1 comment
Interesting idea — does this work in headless CI environments where there's no persistent browser storage?
devdoc83 on HN
Alternatives named
portable-secret, a password-based symmetric encryption tool
From 1 comment
Very cool! Here’s something similar-ish but using symmetric encryption (i.e. password): https://mprimi.github.io/portable-secret/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34083366
mprime1 on HN