1Key

Aztec network enables decentralized password management with its encrypted UTXO system that allows a user to store private data in a decentralized way. This has several key advantages over traditional cloud-based encrypted password managers, such as 1Password and Bitwarden:

• decentralized blockchain; no centralized "honey-pot" servers
• transparent open-source code; no need to trust the vault provider
• less metadata leakage; no cloud provider collecting data
• local ZK computation; no server-side dependent verification/access control
• censorship resistance; no DOS-vulnerable cloud infrastructure
• data sovereignty; no provider lock-in

nKeys provides a higher degree of security, censorship resistance, and self-sovereignty over traditional password managers by leveraging zero knowledge technology and blockchain infrastructure, combined with a intuitive user experience that is not browser-based, but desktop and mobile friendly, for a simple pin-based login experience for maximum usability.

The core product is managed by Noir smart contracts deployed to the Aztec network that store keys and values in private encrypted notes that are only retrievable by the owner of the Aztec address using zero knowledge proofs to read and write data. This core decentralized logic is wired up to a Tauri-framework application that works on mobile and desktop, which stores the primary access key in local storage for a simple and secure user experience.