OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size.
If you are looking for a way to transfer files to one of your contacts while blurring the slopes, nothing better than to go through Tor.
And for that, there Onionshare a small python script that temporarily launches a web server on your computer, makes it accessible via a hidden service Tor and generates a login, password and a URL to be able to recover the file.
No need to store it somewhere on a server, the file to be transmitted remains on your computer and your contacts can be downloaded directly through the TOR network.
Simply to communicate the address .onion and identifiers generated by the script.
If you are the kind of people that privacy has many and are looking for a way to share sensitive files with any of your contacts out of eyes small (and large) curious, this tutorial is for you!
A new project that allows users to send files anonymously through Tor was made available on GitHub by its author Micah Lee, he chose to give it a name that clearly reflects its function, "OnionShare" You the guessed that little script coded in python allows users to securely share and anonymously a file of any size with someone via the Tor network - even if someone does not use OnionShare.
Are operation is simple, it launches temporarily a web server on your computer and makes it available as a hidden service Tor, and generates a non-guessable link to the file download page and a login and password past.
No fear for your files so because the script does not require the establishment of a web server somewhere on or use of a third-party file sharing service. You host the file on your own computer and you're using a Tor hidden service to make it temporarily accessible. the person to whom you want to transfer the file must obviously use the Tor browser to access Avoie there. "
OnionShare depends Tor. You must either have installed the Tor service, you can also use the Tor Browser as explained in a previous tutorial. For now OnionShare is a command line program (without GUI)
OnionShare is coded in Python which means that it runs on most platforms ie GNU / Linux, Tails, Mac OS and Windows.
When the recipient clicks on the link sent and loads the page hosting the Tor browser, a direct link is formed between the two computers, and the file is downloaded directly from the computer of the encrypted sender.
The beneficiary does not have to know who the owner of the file, making it a perfect tool for whistleblowers who wish to remain anonymous.
Once the server is set up by the transmitter is off, the file becomes inaccessible.
link: https://onionshare.org
