About Ciphera

Building the future of privacy.

Ciphera is dedicated to creating privacy-first infrastructure and applications that put users in control of their data. We believe encryption should be the default, not an add-on.

Zurich, Switzerland — where Ciphera data is hosted
2024
Founded
4
Services shipped
AGPL-3.0
Open source
The Swiss Alps — Ciphera hosts its data in Switzerland

01 · Mission

Encryption that works invisibly

We build tools that protect your data automatically — no configuration, no trade-offs. Your files are encrypted client-side, so we never see them. When data is encrypted before it leaves your device, there’s nothing to track, profile, or compromise. That’s not a feature — it’s the foundation.

Data residency: Switzerland. See our privacy policy →

02 · Values

What we stand for

01

Privacy by design

Every component is built with privacy as the foundation — end-to-end encryption, zero-knowledge architecture, and minimal data collection.

02

Zero-knowledge

Your password never reaches our servers, and your vault is encrypted on your own device. We verify who you are without ever seeing your secrets.

03

Transparency

Our code is open for anyone to inspect — and we’re opening more of it. We publish a warrant canary and a transparency report. Trust is earned, not marketed.

Read the transparency report
04

User control

You own your encryption keys and can delete your data at any time. We can’t decrypt your vault — not even under a court order.

03 · Technology

Built with modern, secure technologies

We use battle-tested technologies chosen for their security, performance, and reliability. Every component is carefully selected to keep your data protected.

See our open-source code on GitHub
Go (Gin)
High-performance backend services
Next.js
Modern React framework for frontends
PostgreSQL
Reliable database for metadata
OPAQUE (RFC 9807)
Zero-knowledge password authentication
PBKDF2-SHA256
Client-side key derivation (1M iterations)
AES-256-GCM
Client-side vault encryption

Architecture overview

Ciphera follows a microservices architecture with strict separation of concerns. Each service is isolated to maintain security boundaries.

Ciphera ID
Identity & authentication
Pulse
Privacy-first analytics
Ciphera Captcha
Bot protection
Ciphera Relay
Transactional email

04 · Journey

Building privacy, one step at a time

2024

Ciphera founded to build privacy-first infrastructure from the ground up.

2025

Pulse, Ciphera ID, Captcha, and Relay shipped.

2026

Moved Ciphera ID to zero-knowledge authentication and published our first transparency report.

05 · Get started

One account. Every product.

One Ciphera ID works across every product we build — a single, zero-knowledge account whose password never reaches our servers. Create yours in seconds.