# Data Padlock

> Secure your files & messages using encryption!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/data-padlock](https://chrome-stats.com/d/data-padlock)

## Overview

- **ID:** `data-padlock`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wesley Branton
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-06-30
- **First published:** 2017-12-15
- **Size:** 63 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/data-padlock/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/WesleyBranton/Data-Padlock/issues](https://github.com/WesleyBranton/Data-Padlock/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/data-padlock/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/data-padlock/privacy/)

## Description

Data Padlock is a browser-based encryption add-on that allows users to preserve their privacy and security by encrypting files and messages with a password. It uses the Advanced Encryption Standard for high-level security and can be used for sharing messages or files over unencrypted networks or securing files stored in the cloud. The encryption is performed within the browser's built-in cryptography libraries, ensuring your information stays private.

## Rankings

- #101,486 — Overall
- #166 — data

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `downloads`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/data-padlock)