Building a Privacy-First URL Shortener on Blockchain

Описание и применение

Создана приватная система сокращения URL, где данные шифруются на клиенте, хранятся в блокчейне и расшифровываются в браузере, устраняя сбор данных сервером.

Задача

Traditional URL shorteners log IPs, timestamps, user agents, track browsing patterns, and sell data, creating a privacy nightmare and a single point of failure.

Результат

Cryptly provides a privacy‑first URL shortener where no server logs user data, the data is stored immutably on a blockchain, and decryption occurs entirely in the browser, eliminating tracking and single points of failure.

Рабочий процесс

• 1. User enters a URL in the Cryptly web interface.
• 2. The browser generates a random IV and derives an AES‑GCM key.
• 3. The URL is encrypted with Web Crypto API and the IV.
• 4. The encrypted payload is sent to a Cloudflare Worker.
• 5. The Worker writes the encrypted data to the Cronos blockchain via a smart contract.
• 6. The Worker returns a short code to the user.
• 7. When the short code is visited, the Worker fetches the encrypted payload from the blockchain.
• 8. The browser decrypts the payload locally and redirects to the original URL.

Доказательства

Encrypted URL stored on Cronos blockchain

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Server never sees destination

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