Sypher

Getting Started

Prerequisites Before you can use Sypher, you’ll need to create an account on DefenseStation. If you don’t have an account already, you can sign up here. Sending a Message Log in to your DefenseStation account. Click on the “Send” button in the left navigation pane. Click on “New”. Type your message in the message box. For example, “Hello, here’s the confidential information you requested.”

Send

Sypher is a secure and easy-to-use platform that enables you to send encrypted data, including text messages and files, to anyone by creating an encrypted link. You can then share the link with the receiver through any communication platform, such as email, messenger apps, chat servers, and social media. To ensure maximum security, Sypher provides a variety of options that allow you to set the access date range and the number of clicks allowed on the link.

Request

If you want to request data from others securely, you can use the “Request” feature provided by Sypher. This feature allows you to send a request to others asking them to share data with you. The sender is not required to have an account on DefenseStation. Follow the steps below to request data: Enter Passphrase: When you click on the “Request” button, you will be prompted to enter a passphrase.

Dropzone

Dropzone is a feature in Sypher that enables users to create a secure location where people can submit their sensitive data to the user with ease. Dropzone is particularly useful when the user needs to collect sensitive information from different sources. Instead of requesting the data from different people separately, they can share the Dropzone link with all parties to upload the requested data in a single location. Creating a Dropzone in Sypher is simple, just follow the below steps:

Templates

Sypher provides users with the ability to create templates for the Request and Dropzone features. With templates, you can easily reuse the same fields or files for multiple requests or dropzones, saving you time and effort. To create a template, follow the steps below: Click on “New” under “Templates” in the left navigation pane. Provide a name and a description for your template. Add the fields or files that you want to include in your template by clicking on the “Add Field”

Pricing

To use Sypher, there are no upfront charges. You pay per use. Depending on the size of data being shared, you will be charged monthly. To track your monthly usage, go to Dashboard. Free Tier You get 20 queries and 1 GB data free every month. Sypher Query Cost $.30/query Data Cost $.20/GB Data First 20 sends/requests free → Estimate Sypher Cost

Send

Created August 23, 2022
Updated April 9, 2023

Sypher is a secure and easy-to-use platform that enables you to send encrypted data, including text messages and files, to anyone by creating an encrypted link. You can then share the link with the receiver through any communication platform, such as email, messenger apps, chat servers, and social media.

To ensure maximum security, Sypher provides a variety of options that allow you to set the access date range and the number of clicks allowed on the link. Additionally, there are advanced controls that provide even more security and flexibility:

  1. Download Allowed: With this button, you can permit or deny the receiver to download the files that you’ve sent.

  2. Hide Stats: You can choose to hide the stats from the recipient, including the number of clicks left and the expiration date.

  3. Hide Identity: This feature allows you to hide your username from the recipient.

  4. Set Password: You can password-protect your data by toggling this button and providing a secure password.

  5. Allowed Device: This option enables you to select the device (laptop, mobile phone, tablet) on which the link can be accessed.

  6. Login Required: This feature allows you to require the recipient to log in to DefenseStation. This provides you with more visibility into the recipient’s username registered on DS, thereby increasing security.

Remember, every refresh of the page counts as one click. With Sypher, you can easily and securely share data with anyone, anywhere in the world.

History

With Sypher, you can also view the history of a sent message, which includes information about who has accessed it, their IP address and location, and whether they used a proxy or not.

  1. Login to your account on DefenseStation.
  2. Click on “Send” in the left navigation pane.
  3. Click on “History”.
  4. You will see a list of all the accesses made to the sent message, along with their details.

The features of the history option include:

  • A list of all accesses made to the sent message, including the date and time, the IP address and location of the user, and whether they used a proxy or not.
  • The status of each access, such as whether the link has expired or not.
  • The ability to filter the history by date range.
  • The ability to view the history of multiple sent messages at once.

Stats

Under the stats for a particular access item, you can see the location of the person who accessed it in a map.

It also shows, if the access is malicious or not, access time, client IP, and user agent.