Is Briar a good option for encrypted messaging and file transfer?
After the Matrix file upload limit thing, I’m looking to move away from the messages stored on a server paradigm both to avoid having to pay for file uploads and because it doesn’t make sense to host files on a server indefinitely if they’re only intended for one other person and don’t need to be kept for very long.
@HiddenLayer555
If file transfer is an issue with Briar, maybe #Jabber/#XMPP is better suited for our use case?
By default, modern clients use XEP-0363, i.e. file is uploaded to your server (typically encrypted) and download link plus decryption key is sent to the receiver.
However, files can also be transmitted directly using XEP-0234. This works only, if both parties are online at the same time. Clients can fall back to this method, e.g. if files are too large for the server.