Hemmelig

Encrypted secret and text sharing service

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Hemmelig is a self-hosted, encrypted service for sharing secrets and text snippets that self-destruct after being read. Content is encrypted so it cannot be recovered once viewed or expired.

Key features

  • Self-destructing secrets
  • End-to-end encryption
  • File attachments
  • Public API

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.2k GitHub stars)

Is Hemmelig secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Hemmelig's latest release (v7.6.1). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2025-69206, published 2025-12-29 (289 days ago), fixed in 7.3.3

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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