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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Licencia

BSD-2-Clause Plus Patent License (clubs-rust, clubs-cli-rust)

Estado de Desarrollo 🔬 Beta

Detalle del Estado de Desarrollo

Beta / community review — clubs-rust library and clubs-cli-rust reference implementation released; first working proof-of-concept demonstrated Oct 2025

Propietario

Blockchain Commons LLC (not-for-profit benefit corporation founded by Christopher Allen, April 25, 2019; Berkeley, California). Lead Researcher: Wolf McNally

Órgano de Gobierno Blockchain Commons LLC (not-for-profit benefit corporation)

País

USA (Berkeley, California)

Año de Inicio 2025

Stack

Rust (clubs-rust core library; clubs-cli-rust command-line interface)

Financiamiento

Blockchain Commons donations and patron sponsorships (GitHub Sponsors, BTCPay)

Última Investigación 1 jul 2026

Dominios de Caso de Uso

Evolución de Plataformas y Soberanía

Protocolo P2P Atributos

Orígenes

Blockchain Commons (built atop the Gordian stack: Envelope, dCBOR, UR)

Formatos de Datos

Gordian Envelope (CBOR-based smart documents)

Aplicaciones Nativas

CLI tool (clubs-cli-rust); library bindings for application integration

Términos

Open source, free to use

Basado En

Gordian Envelope; dCBOR; SSKR; FROST threshold signatures; Provenance Marks; XID; ChaCha20-Poly1305

Arquitectura 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

Direccionamiento por Contenido

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

Cifrado de Extremo a Extremo (E2EE)

Yes — encryption via permits using ChaCha20-Poly1305; multiple permits can coexist allowing different parties to access the same content via different cryptographic paths

Firma

Schnorr / FROST threshold signatures for Editions; individual or group publishing

Permisos

Cryptographic permits: symmetric keys, password-stretched keys, public keys, SSKR shares, FROST multisig thresholds, XID keys; emerging quantum-resistant options

Posición en la Pila del Protocolo

Application layer — autonomous group coordination and access-controlled data distribution

Madurez del Protocolo / Estandarización

Pre-standardization — reference implementation phase; integration with Hubert (BCR-2025-006) for asynchronous coordination