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PrivateBin

Minimalist pastebin with zero-knowledge encryption

Pastebins & Snippets ★ 8.7k stars Easy setup Zlib

PrivateBin is a minimalist, open-source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Content is encrypted and decrypted in the browser, with options for expiration, password, and burn-after-reading.

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Key features

  • Zero-knowledge encryption
  • Burn after reading
  • Password protection
  • Discussion and expiry options

Strengths

  • Released under the Zlib license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 8.7k GitHub stars

Is PrivateBin secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect PrivateBin's latest release (2.0.6). OSV.dev lists 8 past advisories 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-2026-55696, published 2026-08-28 (47 days ago), fixed in 2.0.5

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

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