Skiff (email service)

Skiff is an end-to-end encrypted email service and collaboration tool.[1][2][3] It launched in 2021 and was developed in San Francisco, California.[4]

History

Skiff was founded by Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg in 2020 and was initially focused on providing a secure document editing service similar to Google Docs.[5] While Skiff was in beta, the founders released a public whitepaper explaining how Skiff’s encryption works.[2][6][5] Skiff had its public launch out of beta in November 2021. A difference from other services was that it stored its files using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS).[7]

Skiff Mail and Skiff Drive were launched in 2022.[8][9]

Software

Most of Skiff’s code is open source.[10] Skiff uses public-key authenticated encryption for secure and private access to end-to-end encrypted documents, files and emails.[11][12] Skiff also allows users to send payments through MetaMask.[13]

References
  1. Newman, Jared (2022-06-27). "I'd love to dump Gmail for this slick, private email–but there's a catch". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. "Skiff bags $10.5M to build private/collaborative workspaces". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. Pierce, David (2022-05-17). "Skiff Mail is taking on Gmail by betting on privacy — and crypto". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. "Skiff Banks $10.5M for E2E Encrypted Workplace Collaboration | SecurityWeek.Com". www.securityweek.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  5. "Skiff, an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Docs, raises $3.7M seed". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  6. "Skiff bags $10.5M to build private/collaborative workspaces". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  7. Newman, Jared (2021-11-15). "This privacy-first document editor has a wild new way of storing files". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  8. Pierce, David (2022-05-17). "Skiff Mail is taking on Gmail by betting on privacy — and crypto". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  9. "10GB de stockage gratuit et chiffré avec Skiff Drive - TOOLinux". www.toolinux.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  10. "Skiff is launching Skiff Mail to take on Gmail with encryption | #emailsecurity | #phishing | #ransomware". NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY NEWS TODAY. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  11. Daniel, Alan (2021-05-26). "Skiff Is Here To Make Work Privacy Great Again". geekinsider.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  12. "Skiff Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  13. "Skiff Mail fait concurrence à Gmail en se concentrant sur la confidentialité et la cryptographie" (in French). 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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