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"NOTE: THIS IS A PROOF OF CONCEPT. DO NOT USE FOR REAL SECRETS"

Other than being a proof of concept, what is the real problem on using this for "real secrets?" Are there plans to take it our of proof of concept to something usable then? I see your myLock carries the same disclaimer, what is the point then?

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I don't really expect these projects to get used widely. They serve more as inspiration to show that client-side encryption doesn't have to be cumbersome for the casual user.

It would be great if webapp developers started baking client-side encryption into their apps.

Actually this would not be great. It's kind of an unsolved problem. There is no way to do it safely.

So we should just give up then?

"don't sue me if this encryption turns out to be easily crackable and you used this for something worth suing about"

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