ScrambleText

REMINDERS:

ScrambleText doesn't store your text or PIN. Unscrambling relies on algorithms, not stored data.
For this reason ScrambleText can not recover your input text without your PIN.

To unscramble text, both the scrambled text and unscramble PIN are needed. For this reason, these two pieces of data should never be communicated or stored together.

If the sender and receiver agree on a standard unscramble PIN, it doesn't need to be communicated.
For example, Lucy always uses 19801980 as her unscramble PIN with Jen, so they both know to use it. However, if this PIN is compromised, all scrambled texts using it can be unscrambled.

ScrambledText text and unscramble PIN's can be communicated to more than one recipient.

ScrambleText is designed to enhance privacy for immediate or short-term communication (e.g., up to 10 days) of small, transactional, or sensitive information. ScrambleText is not designed to function as an archive or repository, as it does not store unscramble PINs or input text. Therefore, ScrambleText does not support long-term text sharing, and there should be no expectation of indefinite availability.

ScrambledText should not be the sole source of the scrambled text.
Users are to keep the original input secured.

USE CASES

Here are select examples of how users can personally improve their communication privacy with ScrambleText.

Communicating a Sensitive or Confidential Message
To securely share sensitive information, such as a business idea or announcement, scramble the message using ScrambleText before emailing to ensure privacy (even if the email is intercepted or viewed). Share the unscrambling PIN separately - such as in a message chat or text. This separation ensures the confidentiality of the communication.

Sending a Confidential Chat Message on an Encrypted Service
A user that uses an encrypted messaging service sends a confidential chat message containing highly sensitive information to a recipient(s). Before composing that chat message, the user further scrambles the message with ScrambleText to ensure that even the messaging service administrators cannot read the content. The user emails the PIN separately to the recipient(s) to ensure the scrambled text message and PIN are not stored together. Only when the PIN and scrambled text are combined can the communication be unscrambled.

Communicating a Password
An application Administrator uses ScrambleText to scramble a password before emailing the user. The Administrator text's the user the unscramble PIN. This ensures that even if the email is intercepted, the password remains unreadable without the unscrambling PIN thus protecting the integrity of the user’s account.

Communicating Credit Card Number for a Hotel Reservation
A user books a hotel online and needs to share their credit card number with the reservation agent over email or instant messaging. By using ScrambleText, they can scramble the credit card number before sending it, ensuring that even if the email is intercepted during transmission, or viewed after, the sensitive payment information can only be access with the unscramble PIN.

Communicating a Banking ePayment Password
A user needs to share their banking ePayment password with a trusted partner for funds transfer. Rather than sending the password through an insecure channel like plain text email or messaging apps, the user encrypts the password with ScrambleText, ensuring it’s only accessible to the intended recipient who has the correct ScrambleText PIN.

Communicating Confidential Product Information
To securely share confidential product information (like pricing or design specifications) with a supplier, an employee scrambles the data using ScrambleText before emailing it. The employee then texts the supplier the unscramble PIN. This ensures the information remains protected, even if the email is compromised during transit or storage.

Communicating an Employee Number or Employee Security Badge ID
An Human Resources representative needs to send an employee’s badge ID number to a security officer or supervisor to grant access to a building or facility. Using ScrambleText, the Human Resources representative scrambles the employee’s badge ID number before emailing it, ensuring that the ID number is secure and cannot be accessed by malicious actors who might intercept the message. The unscramble PIN is relayed via a voice call. This separation of scrambled text and PIN ensures the confidentiality of the employee information.

Communicating a Passphrase or Pass Code
A user needs to share a passphrase or a one-time passcode with a colleague or a team member to grant access to a secure system. Rather than sending it as plain text over email or SMS, the user scrambles the passphrase using ScrambleText to prevent unauthorized parties from accessing the sensitive access code. The scrambled text is sent via email and the unscramble PIN was sent via SMS. This separation of scrambled text and PIN ensures the confidentiality of the employee information.

Communicating Health Card Number or Medical Insurance Information
A patient needs to provide their health card number or medical information to a medical provider or insurance company for claim processing. The patient uses ScrambleText to encrypt the health card number before transmitting it via email or messaging service, ensuring that their personal medical information is protected from unauthorized access. The unscramble PIN is provided in a voice call so that the lengthy medical number/information can be unscrambled. The email remains scrambled. This separation of scrambled text and PIN ensures the confidentiality of the employee information.

Communicating Social Insurance Number (SIN)
To ensure the confidentiality of their Social Insurance Number (SIN) when sending it to a government agency or employer for tax or payroll purposes, an individual scrambles the SIN using ScrambleText. The scrambled SIN is then sent via email, while the unscramble PIN to unscramble it is communicated through voicemail. This separation of the scrambled text and the unscramble PIN ensures the SIN remains private and secure during transmission.