Archived studio work

Local-only
desktop file
encryption.

CRYpT encrypts files on your machine using standard, well- reviewed AEAD primitives (AES-256-GCM, ChaCha20-Poly1305) with Argon2id key derivation. No cloud, no key escrow, no telemetry. The studio shipped it, learned what local-only privacy primitives feel like, then moved that thinking into VITNA's on-prem story.

[ inside CRYpT ]

Standard primitives. Local only. No escrow.

PRIMITIVE_01 · AEAD

Vetted ciphers

AES-256-GCM and ChaCha20-Poly1305: two standard, widely reviewed authenticated ciphers. No bespoke or home-rolled algorithms.

PRIMITIVE_02 · INTEGRITY

Tamper-evident

Every file is sealed with an authentication tag. Any change to the ciphertext is detected on decrypt and the file refuses to open.

PRIMITIVE_03 · KDF

Argon2id

Your passphrase is stretched with Argon2id, a memory-hard key derivation function with tunable cost. Keys are derived locally and never leave the machine.

[ why archived ]

Privacy is
an architecture,
not a feature.

CRYpT was the studio's argument that local-only encryption should be the default, not the premium tier. Archived 2026. No longer developed and no longer sold. The free edition source remains available under MIT.

The studio doesn't actively develop CRYpT anymore. The architectural lesson (no cloud, no escrow, local-first by default) carried over into VITNA's desktop mode. The free edition remains available to download.