MikroLock is a fast native implementation of the minilock file format. Despite its name (and in contrast to the original implementation), it can also handle BIG files.

A minilock ID is a short public key derived from a secret passphrase and an E-mail address. This ID may be published on websites, mail signatures, twitter etc. to enable anyone to encrypt data for this ID. Only the receiver who applies the correct mail and passphrase to derive this ID can decrypt the content.

Since the minilock IDs are very comfortable to handle, there is no need for a cumbersome key exchange process like using keyservers or manually copying key files to hosts.