From af729ca11f0fb825418e6665f3460dd071ecf942 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rugk Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:58:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] *an* URL shortener --- FAQ.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index fdab326..5f0bb77 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ If you decide to use one of the sites listed in the [public directory](https://g If a requirement is not fulfilled but you still want to use that server, you may contact the server administrator and ask them to improve it. -### The URL is so long. Can't I just use a URL shortener? +### The URL is so long. Can't I just use an URL shortener? Of course you can, nobody can prohibit you from doing so. However we generally **do not recommend it**. As said in the previous question everybody who has the URL can view the PrivateBin. This includes URL shorteners, so when you submit your URL including the key, it can be retrieved from the shorteners access logs. -If you use a URL shortener, we recommend that you set a password and/or you use a self-hosted one. If this is not possible, you may check if the URL shortener: +If you use an URL shortener, we recommend that you set a password and/or use a self-hosted one. If this is not possible, you may check if the URL shortener: * offers HTTPS on the page where you enter the PrivateBin URL * the generated short URL is a HTTPS-URL