Encrypted Spaces An architecture for collaborative applications
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- Encrypted Spaces is an architecture for collaborative applications ensuring encrypted data storage and cryptographically verifiable operations.
- Addresses risks of centralized cloud collaboration tools, including exposure to unauthorized access, loss of user control over data policies, and self-censorship due to privacy concerns.
- Built on five components: membership state, verifiable database with append-only changelog, key management, key retention system, and application-defined operations to manage encryption and access control.
- Includes a prototype sync engine (similar to Firebase or Supabase) that uses encrypted spaces to handle verifiable data operations and synchronization across clients.
- Developed by a research team with collaboration and support from Microsoft Research and Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, focusing on cryptography and privacy-preserving systems.