Veilid is a peer-to-peer network and application framework released by the Cult of the Dead Cow on August 11, 2023, at DEF CON 31.[1][2][3][4] Described by its authors as "like Tor, but for apps",[5] it is written in Rust, and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS,[6] and in-browser WASM.[7]VeilidChat is a secure messaging application built on Veilid.[1][4]
Veilid borrows from both the Tor anonymising router and the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), to offer encrypted and anonymous peer-to-peer connection using a 256-bit public key as the only visible ID. Even details such as IP addresses are hidden.[4]
^ ab"Cult of the Dead Cow Launches Encryption Protocol to Save Your Privacy". Gizmodo. 2 August 2023.
^"Press Release 2023-06-22". cultdeadcow.com. Cult of the Dead Cow.
^ abcThomson, Iain (12 August 2023). "Veilid: A secure peer-to-peer network for apps that flips off the surveillance economy". The Register. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^Menn, Joseph (3 August 2023). "Hacking group plans system to encrypt social media and other apps". Washington Post.
^Long, Heinrich (5 August 2023). "Prominent Hacktivists to Launch Secure Messaging Framework Veilid". RestorePrivacy.
^""The Internals of Veilid, a New Decentralized..." Christien 'DilDog' Rioux, Katelyn 'Medus4' Bowden". DEF CON Forums. 1 July 2023.
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