CryptPad
Purpose
End-to-end encrypted collaborative office suite designed so the server cannot read document contents.
Decision Summary
Strong privacy candidate, conditional on user training and tested encrypted-data recovery.
Use Cases
Encrypted documents, sheets, presentations, forms, kanban, drives and privacy-sensitive collaboration.
Field Notes
Lost links/passwords/keys may be unrecoverable. Verify contacts by public key; keep instance within 90 days of latest release.
Hardware Requirements
Recommended minimum Debian 12, 2 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB storage, Node LTS, HTTPS and two security-origin domains.
Backup Strategy
Back up data/, datastore/, block/, blob/, config/config.js and customize/ consistently.
Recovery Strategy
Restore complete filesystem data and matching config/version; validate both origins, WebSocket and sample encrypted documents.
Secure Boot Notes
Not directly applicable to this software/service. Secure Boot depends on the host OS, endpoint or hypervisor; keep it enabled where supported.
Version History
2026.5.0 documentation line; follow every intermediate upgrade note.
Technology Register Metadata
- CSI Classification: Assessment Pending
- CSI Tech ID: 127
- Category: Cyber Security
- Client Approved: No
- Commercial Use: Allowed
- Current Version: 2026.5.0
- Deployment: Native
- Docker Support: Official
- Documentation URL: https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/
- Evidence Complete: Yes
- Last Updated: August 4, 2026 2:53 AM
- Last Verified: August 4, 2026
- Licence: AGPL-3.0-or-later; hosted plans/support have commercial terms.
- Lifecycle Status: Not started
- OS Support: Linux, Web
- Official URL: https://cryptpad.fr/index.html
- Offline Support: No
- Risk Flag: Caution
- Ventoy Compatibility: Not Applicable
Migration Record
Imported deterministically from the CSI Technology Register.
Source classifications, approval state, risk state, version information and testing status have been preserved. No additional approval or validation has been inferred during migration.
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