About Least Authority:
Least Authority Is A Company Focused On Information Security And Privacy, Especially In The Field Of Blockchain And Distributed Systems. The Company Is Known For Its High-quality Security Audit Services, Especially In Web3, Blockchain, And Financial Technology (FinTech). The Services Provided By Least Authority Include Security Consulting And Auditing To Help Teams Improve The Security Of Their Projects From The Design Phase To Production, Release, And Beyond.
History:Least Authority Was Founded In The United States In 2011 With The Aim Of Creating Technologies Compatible With Freedom. In 2016, The Company Relocated To Berlin With Liz Steininger As CEO/Managing Director. Least Authority Is A Small Team That Believes That Privacy Is Important In Internet Technology.
Maintain Mission:
- Conduct Security Audits And Provide Consulting Services For Software Development Projects, Especially Within The Free And Open Source Software (FOSS) Community.
- Build Products With A Special Focus On Improving Data And System Security And Enhancing And Protecting Privacy.
- Develop And Participate In FOSS Projects.
- Collaborates With Human Rights Organizations And Non-profit Organizations To Provide Security Tools And Privacy-enhancing Technologies For Human Rights Defenders.
- Supports Other Projects, Programs, And Businesses That Focus On Raising Awareness Of The Importance Of Digital Security And Privacy In Technology.
Product Development:
Secure Cloud Storage
PrivateStorage Will Be Launched In 2022. As A Strong Belief In Protecting Customer Privacy, End-to-end Encryption Secure Storage Products Are Offered, Designed To Minimize The Collection Of Any Data Related To The User. PrivateStorage Implements Privacy And Security By Design, Not Policy. When Your Data Is Stored, PrivateStorage Cannot See It.
Features: Client Side Encryption, No Account Authentication
Business Data Privacy Concerns
Zero Access Knowledge Pass Attempts To Address The Issue Of Privacy-protected Payments. This Anonymous, Token-based Authorization Protocol Based On Privacy Pass Is Used By PrivateStorage To Help Facilitate Online Value Exchange While Disconnecting Payment And Service Data Collected From Customers. Read The ZKAP White Paper Here.
Features: Ability To Separate Personal Payment Data From Personal Service Usage Data, Secure, Fast, And Easy File Transfer Using Zero-knowledge Proofs
Winden Is A Private, Secure Way To Send Large Files Quickly. It Represents A New Paradigm For Data Transfer, Combining Privacy And Security Design With Ease Of Use. Winden Is Identity-free, Meaning That The Sender And Receiver Do Not Need To Know Each Other's Identity To Use It. All Files Go Through End-to-end Encryption, Ensuring That Only The Sender And Receiver Can See The Content. Since Files Are Briefly Sent From Sender To Receiver, They Are Never Stored On PrivateStorage's Servers. Winden Is Based On Magic Wormhole, A Protocol That Allows Two Devices To Connect Using A Short And Human-readable Code (e.g. "7-phonetic-checkup"). Features: End-to-end Encryption, Large File Support, No Identity, Files Are Not Stored On Third-party Servers Least Authority Is Involved In Security Audits Of Multiple Blockchain Projects. Here Are Some Of The Detailed Projects: 1. Data Lake Consents Smart Contract: Audited Data Lake Consents Smart Contract. 2. Holochain Lair Keystore: Audited Holochain's Lair Keystore. 3. Core DAO Layer 1 + Smart Contracts: Audited Core DAO Layer 1 And Smart Contracts. 4. Saddle Finance: Participated In The Security Audit Of Saddle Finance. 5. Rabby Wallet: Conducted A Security Audit For DeBank's Rabby Wallet, A Web3 Wallet That Provides A Multi-chain DeFi Experience. 6. Cosmos Blockchain SDK: Conducted A Security Audit Of The Cosmos Blockchain SDK, A Framework For Building Proof-of-stake Finite-state Machines. 7.tBTC V2: Analyzed The Dependencies Of The TBTC V2 Project, Including Potential Vulnerabilities, Outdated Packages, And Redundant Or Unnecessary Dependencies.
