Onetime Secret on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Azure Security

Onetime Secret, a self hosted service for sharing sensitive information through one time links that reveal a secret exactly once and then self destruct.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

Onetime Secret is an open source, self hosted service for sharing passwords and other sensitive information safely. Instead of pasting a secret into email or chat where it lingers forever, you paste it once and get back a short lived one time link; the recipient opens the link a single time to reveal the secret, after which it is permanently burned and the link stops working. Secrets carry a time to live so anything unread also expires on its own, and an optional administrator dashboard lets an operator review activity. It suits any team that needs to hand over credentials, keys or private notes without leaving a lasting copy behind.

Why the cloudimg image

cloudimg delivers Onetime Secret hardened behind an nginx reverse proxy that binds the application and its Redis store to loopback, served over TLS with a self signed certificate regenerated on first boot so no key material is ever shared between instances. The image is secure by default with no known credential baked in: on each instance's first boot the application root secret, the Redis password and the administrator account password are all generated to unique random values and written to a root only file. Every deployment carries a paired deployment guide and 24/7 support.

Common uses

  • Share passwords and API keys through links that self destruct after one view
  • Hand credentials to contractors or customers without a lasting email trail
  • Run a private, self hosted alternative to public paste and secret services

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.

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