Burn After Reading Links

Generate self-destructing links for sensitive text. After reading, the secret is gone.

Self-destructing messages

Use burn-after-reading links whenever you would otherwise paste a password into Slack, email, or SMS.

How this page is different

Burn After Reading Links exists to explain the burn behavior: the secret is destroyed on read or on expiry, and the link stops working. It is not a second copy of the tool homepage. The homepage introduces the whole product. This page stays on one job so a search for that job lands on instructions you can follow without hunting through other tabs. Read the result on this page against the input you actually used. A screenshot without the input is not evidence. If the result surprises you, change one thing and run it again before you change your VPN, browser, or server config.

Do this on the page

Work through Burn After Reading Links in order. 1. Create a link with one view and a short timer. 2. Open it once. 3. Confirm the next open fails. 4. Do not keep a local copy in the same chat log if burn was the point. Write down the input and the output together. When you ask someone for help, send both. Repeat the same input once. A stable tool returns the same answer. If it does not, the input changed or the page is talking to a different network path than you think.

What this page will not decide for you

Burn deletes the server copy. It does not delete screenshots. Expiry and views race. The first one to hit wins. A burned link cannot be extended. Treat the output as a measurement, then decide. RookVPN does not log the contents of a client-side tool, and a measurement is not a promise that every other app on the device behaves the same way. Compare a second path when the decision matters: a terminal command, another browser, or the matching guide linked below.

A concrete example

Example: timer is 1 hour and views is 1. The recipient opens it at 10 minutes. The view burn fires even though the timer has not. Waiting until the timer with zero opens also destroys it, unread.

Where to go next

After you finish Burn After Reading Links, open the share-password page for the sending workflow if the next question is different from the one this page answers. Stay here if you are still on the same job. Extra pages help only when they answer a new question, such as a different algorithm, a different leak channel, or a different file type. The documentation link on this page is the long form of the same workflow, including the checks that do not fit in the tool UI.

Frequently asked questions

Are burn-after-reading links free?

Yes on rookvpn.com/secret.

Which happens first, time or views?

Whichever limit you hit first deletes the secret.

Can I extend a timer?

No. Make a new secret.

Does burn wipe the recipient's clipboard?

No.

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