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Simple. Clean. Works.

But, I'm still not sure when I would use it. I saw on http://jotonce.com/about/ a few use cases but I can't say that I've ever needed something encrypted. This is basically an encrypted etherpad right?

Also, what is the difference between a 'passphrase' for a notepad and just a custom url key? Anyone can just type in things and try to guess the passphrase. Is it really any more secure than what other online notepads did with unique urls?

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Yea you can just try to guess the passphrase, but if you want to make it harder you can always use a passphrase + the last 4 digits of their phone number under options. The difference between the passphrase and the custom url key is that at least for me a passphrase is alot easier to pass along. Just telling someone the password is 'house' and them having to put in their phone number is easier to pass along to a non-technical person then a custom url.

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