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Technical documentation for Council's encryption and security architecture.
D4TE Protocol
D4TE (Decay 4-Tooth Encryption) is Council's end-to-end encryption protocol that protects your private group communications. It combines multiple layers of security—including quantum-resistant cryptography—to ensure that only network members with the correct passphrase and device can read messages.
The name "4-Tooth" refers to four independent security layers that must all align for a message to be decrypted.
Documentation
What is D4TE?
Learn how Council's D4TE encryption protocol protects your private communications with multiple layers of security.
OverviewHow Your Messages Stay Private
Understand how Council encrypts your messages so that only your network members can read them.
SecurityD4TE Security Model
Learn what threats D4TE protects against and understand the security boundaries of Council's encryption.
SecurityQuantum-Resistant Security
How Council's D4TE protocol protects your messages against future quantum computer attacks.
TechnicalTechnical Specification
Detailed technical specification including cryptographic algorithms, key derivation, and security analysis.
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