Why We’ll Never Let You Send the Key in the Link

It would be so easy.

We could let you send a full message link like:
https://baresend.com/view?id=abc123#supersecretkey
And boom — done in one click.

But here’s the thing:

Convenience is the enemy of privacy.

Sure, it's easy. But it also means:

• If someone gets the link, they get everything.
• No second layer. No separation. No friction.
• All your security, gone in one leaked URL.

We split the link and the key for a reason.

At BareSend, we force you to send the decryption key separately — through another channel, app, carrier pigeon, whatever.

It might feel annoying. It’s meant to.

That “inconvenience” is what saves your message from being read by the wrong person.

Two mistakes are harder than one.

If you share the message and the key separately, it takes two leaks for something bad to happen.

One intercepted email? Not enough. One stolen phone? Still not enough.

This simple split gives you real-world protection against lazy breaches.

We don’t allow inline keys. On purpose.

We’re not trying to frustrate you.

We’re protecting your data by never handling the key at all — and making sure it never ends up tied to the link.

Other services might make it easier. But we’re not in the business of “easy.” We’re in the business of private.

Never send the key in the link. BareSend won’t let you — and that’s the best favor we’ll ever do you.

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