Gordian Clubs

Protocolo P2P

Specification and reference implementation for autonomous cryptographic objects (ACOs) — self-contained Gordian Envelopes that bundle content, cryptographic permits (SSKR shares, FROST thresholds, XID keys, public keys, passwords), and provenance marks. Clubs operate without servers or network connectivity: anyone holding a valid permit can open the envelope using cryptography alone. Clubs publish Editions linked by provenance marks and signed individually or by a FROST publishing group, enabling autonomous group coordination, access-controlled data distribution, and offline-resilient communication. Inspired by Project Xanadus 1991 Clubs concept

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Licença BSD-2-Clause Plus Patent License (clubs-rust, clubs-cli-rust)
Status de Dev 🧪 Alpha
Detalhe do Status de Dev Beta / community review — clubs-rust library and clubs-cli-rust reference implementation released; first working proof-of-concept demonstrated Oct 2025 Reclassified 2026-09-14: 'first working proof-of-concept demonstrated' is earlier-stage language than Beta's 'feature-substantially-complete... approaching production-readiness.'
Proprietário Blockchain Commons LLC (not-for-profit benefit corporation founded by Christopher Allen, April 25, 2019; Berkeley, California). Lead Researcher: Wolf McNally
Órgão de Governança Blockchain Commons LLC (not-for-profit benefit corporation)
País USA (Berkeley, California)
Ano de Início 2025
Stack Rust (clubs-rust core library; clubs-cli-rust command-line interface)
Financiamento Blockchain Commons donations and patron sponsorships (GitHub Sponsors, BTCPay)
Última Investigação 14 de set. de 2026

Domínios de Caso de Uso

Evolução de Plataformas e Soberania

Capacidades

Governança baseada em consentimento Portabilidade de dados

Protocolo P2P Atributos

Origens Blockchain Commons (built atop the Gordian stack: Envelope, dCBOR, UR)
Formatos de Dados Gordian Envelope (CBOR-based smart documents)
Aplicativos Nativos CLI tool (clubs-cli-rust); library bindings for application integration
Termos Open source, free to use
Baseado Em Gordian Envelope; dCBOR; SSKR; FROST threshold signatures; Provenance Marks; XID; ChaCha20-Poly1305
Arquitetura P2P Object-based (not network-based) — Clubs are autonomous cryptographic objects that can be transmitted via any channel (email, USB, QR code, BitTorrent, IPFS); no inherent network protocol
Endereçamento por Conteúdo Provenance marks chain Editions cryptographically; SHA-256 Merkle digests via Gordian Envelope
Local-First Yes — fully offline-capable; no servers, no phoning home, no external verification required
Criptografia de Ponta a Ponta (E2EE) Yes — encryption via permits using ChaCha20-Poly1305; multiple permits can coexist allowing different parties to access the same content via different cryptographic paths
Assinatura Schnorr / FROST threshold signatures for Editions; individual or group publishing
Permissões Cryptographic permits: symmetric keys, password-stretched keys, public keys, SSKR shares, FROST multisig thresholds, XID keys; emerging quantum-resistant options
Posição na Pilha de Protocolo Application layer — autonomous group coordination and access-controlled data distribution
Maturidade / Padronização do Protocolo Pre-standardization — reference implementation phase; integration with Hubert (BCR-2025-006) for asynchronous coordination