zork

The most secure messaging
platform in the world, maybe.

Post-quantum encrypted. No phone numbers. No accounts.
Decentralized delivery. Sealed sender.

$

Currently available as a terminal interface. Desktop and mobile are coming.

why zork
Why this exists

Every messenger encrypts your messages.
None of them encrypt your identity.

Signal hides what you say. It still knows who you talk to, when, and from where. Matrix federates your metadata to every server in the room. Telegram doesn't even encrypt by default. Zork was built for what comes after.

Post-quantum keys

X25519 + ML-KEM-768 for key exchange. Ed25519 + Falcon-512 for signatures. Both layers must break.

Sealed sender

Relay nodes see a destination hash and an encrypted blob. They never see who sent it. Mandatory on every message.

No phone number

Identity is a cryptographic key, not a government-issued number. No SIM swap. No contact list upload.

Decentralized

Messages route through a Kademlia DHT. No single server to subpoena, compromise, or shut down.

Consent-first P2P

No IP address is ever shared without explicit mutual consent. Direct connections are opt-in, always.

Verify the math

Every cryptographic choice is documented and auditable. Security through transparency, not obscurity.

Others
Post-quantum signatures
Auth
None ship PQ signatures
Sealed sender + blind relay
Metadata
Signal: sealed sender, server sees recipient
DHT — no single server
Delivery
Signal, WhatsApp: centralized
MLS TreeKEM — O(log n)
Groups
Signal: Sender Keys (weaker PCS)
Cryptographic keys only
Identity
Signal: phone number required

Metadata is content. Who you talk to and when is as sensitive as what you say. The protocol is designed so the server can't learn it. Not "chooses not to." Can't. If every node in the network is subpoenaed, the math still holds.

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