[![Build status on GitLab CI][gitlab-ci-master-badge]][gitlab-ci-link] [![Newest release on crates.io][crate-version-badge]][crate-link] [![Number of downloads on crates.io][crate-download-badge]][crate-link] [![Project license][crate-license-badge]](LICENSE) [crate-download-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/d/ffsend.svg [crate-license-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/l/ffsend.svg [crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/ffsend [crate-version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/ffsend.svg [gitlab-ci-link]: https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend/pipelines [gitlab-ci-master-badge]: https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend/badges/master/pipeline.svg # ffsend [WIP] > Easily and securely share files from the command line. > A fully featured [Firefox Send][send] client. Easily and securely share files and directories from the command line through a safe, private and encrypted link using a single simple command. Files are shared using the [Send][send] service and may be up to 2GB. Others are able to download these files with this tool, or through their web browser. [![ffsend usage demo][usage-demo-svg]][usage-demo-asciinema] _No demo visible here? View it on [asciinema][usage-demo-asciinema]._ All files are always encrypted on the client, and secrets are never shared with the remote host. An optional password may be specified, and a default file lifetime of 1 (up to 20) download or 24 hours is enforced to ensure your stuff does not remain online forever. This provides a secure platform to share your files. Find out more about security [here](#security). - [Features](#features) - [Usage](#usage) - [Requirements](#requirements) - [Install](#install) ([Linux](#linux), [macOS](#macos), [Windows](#windows), [_Other OS/arch_](#other-os-or-architecture)) - [Build](#build) - [Configuration and environment](#configuration-and-environment) - [Security](#security) - [Help](#help) - [Special thanks](#special-thanks) - [License](#license) The public [Send][send] service that is used as default host is provided by [Mozilla][mozilla]. This application is not affiliated with [Mozilla][mozilla], [Firefox][firefox] or [Firefox Send][send] in any way. _Note: this tool is currently in alpha_ ## Features - Fully featured and friendly command line tool - Upload and download files and directories securely - Always encrypted on the client - Additional password protection, generation and configurable download limits - Supports old and new Firefox Send server versions - File and directory archiving and extraction - History tracking your files for easy management - Ability to use custom Send hosts - Inspect or delete shared files - Accurate error reporting - Streaming encryption and uploading/downloading, very low memory footprint - Intended for use in scripts without interaction - Upcomming: Firefox Account integration (higher download counts, longer expiry times) For a list of upcoming features and ideas, take a look at the current [open issues](https://gitlab.com/timvisee/ffsend/issues) over on GitLab. ## Usage Easily upload and download: ```bash # Simple upload $ ffsend upload my-file.txt Share link: https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url # Advanced upload # - Specify a download limit of 20 # - Enter a password to encrypt the file # - Archive the file before uploading # - Copy the shareable link to your clipboard # - Open the shareable link in your browser $ ffsend upload --downloads 20 --password --archive --copy --open my-file.txt Password: ****** Share link: https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url # Upload to your own host $ ffsend u -h https://example.com/ my-file.txt Share link: https://example.com/#sample-share-url # Simple download $ ffsend download https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url ``` Inspect remote files: ```bash # Check if a file exists $ ffsend exists https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url Exists: yes # Fetch remote file info $ ffsend info https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url ID: b087066715 Name: my-file.txt Size: 12 KiB MIME: text/plain Downloads: 0 of 10 Expiry: 18h2m (64928s) ``` Other commands include: ```bash # View your file history $ ffsend history # LINK EXPIRY OWNER TOKEN 1 https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url 23h57m eea9f544f6d5df8a5afd 2 https://send.firefox.com/#other-sample-url 17h38m 1e9fef63fee3baaf54ce 3 https://example.com/#sample-share-url 37m30s 8eb28bc1bc85cfdab0e4 # Change the password after uploading $ ffsend password https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url Password: ****** # Delete a file $ ffsend delete https://send.firefox.com/#sample-share-url ``` Use the `--help` flag, `help` subcommand, or see the [help](#help) section for all available subcommands. ## Requirements - Linux, Windows or macOS - A terminal :sunglasses: - Internet connection for uploading and downloading - Linux specific: - OpenSSL & CA certificates: - Ubuntu/Debian: `apt install openssl ca-certificates` - Optional: `xclip` for clipboard support - Ubuntu/Debian: `apt install xclip` - CentOS/Red Hat/openSUSE/Fedora: `yum install xclip` - Arch: `pacman -S xclip` - Windows specific: - OpenSSL v1.1.0j: [» Installer][openssl-windows-installer] - macOS specific: - OpenSSL: `brew install openssl@1.1` ## Install Because `ffsend` is still in alpha, only limited installation options are available right now. Make sure you meet and install the [requirements](#requirements). See the operating system specific instructions below: * [Linux](#linux) * [macOS](#macos) * [Windows](#windows) * [_Other OS or architecture_](#other-os-or-architecture) ### Linux Using the [snap](#linux-snap-package) package is recommended if supported. Alternatively you may install it manually using the [prebuilt binaries](#linux-prebuilt-binaries). Only 64-bit (`x86_64`) packages and binaries are provided. For other architectures and configurations you may [compile from source](#build). More packages options will be coming soon. #### Linux: snap package [» `ffsend`][snapcraft-ffsend] ```bash snap install ffsend ffsend --help ``` #### Linux: Arch AUR packages [» `ffsend`][aur-ffsend] (binary package) [» `ffsend-git`][aur-ffsend-git] (compile from source package) ```bash yaourt -S ffsend # or yay ffsend # or aurget -S ffsend # or using any other AUR installer ffsend --help ``` #### Linux: Prebuilt binaries Check out the [latest release][github-latest-release] assets for Linux binaries. Use the `ffsend-v*-linux-x64-static` binary, to minimize the chance for issues. Make sure you meet and install the [requirements](#requirements) before you continue. You must make the binary executable, and may want to move it into `/usr/bin` to make it easily executable: ```bash # Rename binary to ffsend mv ./ffsend-* ./ffsend # Mark binary as executable chmod a+x ./ffsend # Move binary into path, to make it easily usable sudo mv ./ffsend /usr/bin/ ffsend --help ``` ### macOS Currently only a [prebuilt binary](#macos-prebuilt-binaries) is available for macOS. A `homebrew` package will be coming soon. #### macOS: Prebuilt binaries Check out the [latest release][github-latest-release] assets for a macOS binary. You must install `openssl` through [`homebrew`][homebrew] which `ffsend` depends on. Then, mark the downloaded binary as as executable. You then may want to move it into `/usr/bin/` to make the `ffsend` command globally available: ```bash # Install openssl dependency brew install openssl@1.1 # Rename file to ffsend mv ./ffsend-* ./ffsend # Mark binary as executable chmod a+x ./ffsend # Move binary into path, to make it easily usable sudo mv ./ffsend /usr/bin/ ffsend ``` ### Windows Currently only [prebuilt binaries](#windows-prebuilt-binaries) are available for Windows. If you're using the [Windows Subsystem for Linux](wsl), it's highly recommended to install the [prebuilt Linux binary](#prebuilt-binaries-for-linux) instead. Only 64-bit (`x86_64`) binaries are provided. For other architectures and configurations you may [compile from source](#build). A `chocolatey` and `scoop` package along with an `.msi` installer will be coming soon. #### Windows: Prebuilt binaries Check out the [latest release][github-latest-release] assets for Windows binaries. Use the `ffsend-v*-windows-x64-static` binary, to minimize the chance for issues. You must install OpenSSL 1.1.0j which `ffsend` depends on. The installer for this can be found here: [» Installer][openssl-windows-installer] You can use `ffsend` from the command line in the same directory: ```cmd .\ffsend.exe --help ``` To make it globally invokable as `ffsend`, you must make the binary available in your systems `PATH`. The easiest solution is to move it into `System32`: ```cmd move .\ffsend.exe C:\Windows\System32\ffsend.exe ``` ### Other OS or architecture There are currently no other binaries or packages available. You can [build the project from source](#build) instead. ## Build To build and install `ffsend` yourself, you meet the following requirements before proceeding: ### Build requirements - Regular [requirements](#requirements) - [`git`][git] - [`rust`][rust] `v1.32` or higher (install using [`rustup`][rustup]) - [OpenSSL][openssl] or [LibreSSL][libressl] libraries and headers must be available - Linux: - Ubuntu/Debian: `apt install build-essential cmake pkg-config libssl-dev` - CentOS/Red Hat/openSUSE: `yum install gcc gcc-c++ make cmake openssl-devel` - Arch: `pacman -S openssl base-devel` - Gentoo: `emerge -a dev-util/pkgconfig dev-util/cmake dev-libs/openssl` - Fedora: `dnf install gcc gcc-c++ make cmake openssl-devel` - Or see instructions [here](https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl#linux) - Windows: - See instructions here [here](https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl#windows-msvc) - macOS: - Using `brew`: `brew install cmake pkg-config openssl` - Or see instructions [here](https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl#osx) ### Compile and install Then, walk through one of the following steps to compile and install `ffsend`: - Compile and install it directly from cargo: ```bash # Compile and install from cargo cargo install ffsend -f # Start using ffsend ffsend --help ``` - Or clone the repository and install it with `cargo`: ```bash # Clone the project git clone https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend.git cd ffsend # Compile and install cargo install -f # Start using ffsend ffsend --help # or run it directly from cargo cargo run --release -- --help ``` - Or clone the repository and invoke the binary directly (Linux/macOS): ```bash # Clone the project git clone https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend.git cd ffsend # Build the project (release version) cargo build --release # Start using ffsend ./target/release/ffsend --help ``` ### Compile features / use flags Different use flags are available for `ffsend` to toggle whether to include various features. The following features are available, some of which are enabled by default: | Feature | Enabled | Description | | :---------: | :-----: | :--------------------------------------------------------- | | `send2` | Default | Support for Firefox Send v2 servers | | `send3` | Default | Support for Firefox Send v3 servers | | `clipboard` | Default | Support for copying links to the clipboard | | `history` | Default | Support for tracking files in history | | `archive` | Default | Support for archiving and extracting uploads and downloads | | `no-color` | | Compile without color support in error and help messages | To enable features during building or installation, specify them with `--features ` when using `cargo`. You may want to disable default features first using `--no-default-features`. Here are some examples: ```bash # Defaults set of features with no-color, one of cargo install --features no-color cargo build --release --features no-color # None of the features cargo install --no-default-features # Only history and clipboard support cargo install --no-default--features --features history,clipboard ``` For Windows systems it is recommended to provide the `no-color` flag, as color support in Windows terminals is flaky. ## Configuration and environment The following environment variables may be used to configure the following defaults. The CLI flag is shown along with it, to better describe the relation to command line arguments: | Variable | CLI flag | Description | | :------------------------ | :----------------------------: | :-------------------------------- | | `FFSEND_HISTORY` | `--history ` | History file path | | `FFSEND_HOST` | `--host ` | Upload host | | `FFSEND_TIMEOUT` | `--timeout ` | Request timeout (0 to disable) | | `FFSEND_TRANSFER_TIMEOUT` | `--transfer-timeout ` | Transfer timeout (0 to disable) | | `FFSEND_API` | `--api ` | Server API version, `-` to lookup | These environment variables may be used to toggle a flag, simply by making them available. The actual value of these variables is ignored, and variables may be empty. | Variable | CLI flag | Description | | :------------------- | :-------------: | :--------------------------------- | | `FFSEND_FORCE` | `--force` | Force operations | | `FFSEND_NO_INTERACT` | `--no-interact` | No interaction for prompts | | `FFSEND_YES` | `--yes` | Assume yes for prompts | | `FFSEND_INCOGNITO` | `--incognito` | Incognito mode, don't use history | | `FFSEND_OPEN` | `--open` | Open share link of uploaded file | | `FFSEND_ARCHIVE` | `--archive` | Archive files uploaded | | `FFSEND_EXTRACT` | `--extract` | Extract files downloaded | | `FFSEND_COPY` | `--copy` | Copy share link to clipboard | | `FFSEND_COPY_CMD` | `--copy-cmd` | Copy download command to clipboard | | `FFSEND_QUIET` | `--quiet` | Log quiet information | | `FFSEND_VERBOSE` | `--verbose` | Log verbose information | At this time, no configuration or _dotfile_ file support is available. This will be something added in a later release. ## Security In short; the `ffsend` tool and the [Send][send] service can be considered secure, and may be used to share sensitive files. Note though that the created share link for an upload will allow anyone to download the file. Make sure you don't share this link with unauthorized people. For more detailed information on encryption, please read the rest of the paragraphs in this security section. _Note: even though the encryption method is considered secure, this `ffsend` tool does not provide any warranty in any way, shape or form for files that somehow got decrypted without proper authorization._ #### Client side encryption `ffsend` uses client side encryption, to ensure your files are securely encrypted before they are uploaded to the remote host. This makes it impossible for third parties to decrypt your file without having the secret (encryption key). The file and it's metadata are encrypted using `128-bit AES-GCM`, and a `HMAC SHA-256` signing key is used for request authentication. This is consistent with the encryption documentation provided by the [Send][send] service, `ffsend` is a tool for. A detailed list on the encryption/decryption steps, and on what encryption is exactly used can be found [here][send-encryption] in the official service documentation. #### Note on share link security The encryption secret, that is used to decrypt the file when downloading, is included in the share URL behind the `#` (hash). This secret is never sent the remote server directly when using the share link in your browser. It would be possible however for a webpage to load some malicious JavaScript snippet that eventually steals the secret from the link once the page is loaded. Although this scenario is extremely unlikely, there are some options to prevent this from happening: - Only use this `ffsend` tool, do not use the share link in your browser. - Add additional protection by specifying a password using `--password` while uploading, or using the `password` subcommand afterwards. - Host a secure [Send][send] service instance yourself. A complete overview on encryption can be found in the official service documentation [here][send-encryption]. ## Help ``` $ ffsend help ffsend 0.2.29 Tim Visee Easily and securely share files from the command line. A fully featured Firefox Send client. USAGE: ffsend [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [SUBCOMMAND] FLAGS: -f, --force Force the action, ignore warnings -h, --help Prints help information -i, --incognito Don't update local history for actions -I, --no-interact Not interactive, do not prompt -q, --quiet Produce output suitable for logging and automation -V, --version Prints version information -v, --verbose Enable verbose information and logging -y, --yes Assume yes for prompts OPTIONS: -H, --history Use the specified history file [env: FFSEND_HISTORY] -t, --timeout Request timeout (0 to disable) [env: FFSEND_TIMEOUT] -T, --transfer-timeout Transfer timeout (0 to disable) [env: FFSEND_TRANSFER_TIMEOUT] SUBCOMMANDS: upload Upload files [aliases: u, up] download Download files [aliases: d, down] debug View debug information [aliases: dbg] delete Delete a shared file [aliases: del] exists Check whether a remote file exists [aliases: e] help Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) history View file history [aliases: h] info Fetch info about a shared file [aliases: i] parameters Change parameters of a shared file [aliases: params] password Change the password of a shared file [aliases: pass, p] version Determine the Send server version [aliases: v] The public Send service that is used as default host is provided by Mozilla. This application is not affiliated with Mozilla, Firefox or Firefox Send. ``` ## Special thanks - to [Mozilla][mozilla] for building and hosting the amazing [Firefox Send][send] service - to everyone involved with [asciinema][asciinema] and [svg-term][svg-term] for providing tools to make great visual demos - to everyone involved in all crate dependencies used ## License This project is released under the GNU GPL-3.0 license. Check out the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more information. [usage-demo-asciinema]: https://asciinema.org/a/182225 [usage-demo-svg]: https://cdn.rawgit.com/timvisee/ffsend/6e8ef55b/res/demo.svg [firefox]: https://firefox.com/ [git]: https://git-scm.com/ [libressl]: https://libressl.org/ [mozilla]: https://mozilla.org/ [openssl]: https://www.openssl.org/ [openssl-windows-installer]: https://slproweb.com/download/Win64OpenSSL_Light-1_1_0j.exe [rust]: https://rust-lang.org/ [rustup]: https://rustup.rs/ [send]: https://send.firefox.com/ [send-encryption]: https://github.com/mozilla/send/blob/master/docs/encryption.md [asciinema]: https://asciinema.org/ [svg-term]: https://github.com/marionebl/svg-term-cli [github-latest-release]: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend/releases/latest [aur-ffsend]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ffsend/ [aur-ffsend-git]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ffsend-git/ [snapcraft-ffsend]: https://snapcraft.io/ffsend [homebrew]: https://brew.sh/ [wsl]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10