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Life & fun · August 9, 2021

Ots – share a secret via one-time URL

🔐 Share end-to-end encrypted secrets with others via a one-time URL - sniptt-official/ots

Ots – share a secret via one-time URL launched on August 9, 2021 with 77 votes, #938 of 2,953 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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Ots is a tool for sharing secrets through single-use URLs. Users can create a link containing sensitive information that expires after one viewing, making it suitable for anyone needing to securely transmit passwords, API keys, or other confidential data. The service is open-source and available on GitHub.

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