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An encrypted alternative to email attachments

The email attachment is the most-used file transfer tool on earth and one of the least suited to sensitive data. It feels secure because email feels private, but an attachment is neither encrypted end to end nor under your control once it is sent. When the contents matter, it is worth reaching for something built for the job.

What is actually wrong with an attachment

Standard email is not end-to-end encrypted: the message and its attachment can sit in plaintext on intermediate servers and in both parties' mailboxes for years. Attachments are trivially forwarded to the wrong person, and a single mistyped address sends the whole thing to a stranger with no way to recall it. There is also no record of whether the recipient ever opened it.

What an encrypted channel gives you instead

A purpose-built channel sends to one recipient through a single-use link, encrypts the file at rest, scans it for malware, and logs who downloaded it and when. A wrong link is far less damaging than a wrong To: line, and you can let the link expire so the file does not live forever.

Crucially, the recipient still does not need an account or any software. They click, they download or upload, and they are done - the same low friction as an attachment, without the exposure.

Use it in both directions

The same channel should let you collect a file from someone as easily as send one to them, so you are not switching tools depending on which way the document is moving. One secure link, both directions.

Ready to try it on your next intake? See how it works.

An encrypted alternative to email attachments - ReceiveVault