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Core Concepts

Compute Layer

Private WASM compute verified by the same BFT cohort. Alpha.

Model

Cipher Compute lets a user submit a deterministic WASM job that runs against encrypted inputs. The executor's output is committed as a note bound to the requester's ownership proof, then verified and finalised by the same BFT cohort that handles payments.

Encrypted I/O

Inputs and outputs are sealed with AES-256-GCM. Only the requester (and any explicitly authorised reader) can decrypt them. The executor sandbox cannot exfiltrate data through hidden channels: networking, filesystem and the system clock are stubbed.

Ownership proofs

Each output note is bound to a zero-knowledge ownership proof — the requester can later spend the result like any other shielded note without revealing the job that produced it.

Status

Compute is alpha. Output-note plumbing and the distribution coordinator are still landing. Track progress in the repository milestones.