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Dev tools · October 30, 2025

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Ellipticc Drive – open-source cloud drive with E2E and PQ encryption

Hey HN, I’m Ilias, 19, from Paris. I built Ellipticc Drive, an open-source cloud drive with true end-to-end encryption and post-quantum security, designed to be Dropbox-like in UX but with zero access to your data, even by the host. What’s unique: Free 10GB for every user, forever. Open-source frontend (audit or self-host if you want) Tech stack: Frontend: Next.js Crypto: WebCrypto (hashing) + Noble (core primitives) Encryption: XChaCha20-Poly1305 (file chunks) Key wrapping: Kyber (ML-KEM768) Signing: Ed25519 + Dilithium2 (ML-DSA65) Key derivation: Argon2id → Master Key → encrypts all…

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Ellipticc Drive is an open-source cloud storage service that encrypts files end-to-end using post-quantum cryptography, so the host cannot access user data. It offers a Dropbox-like interface with 10GB of free storage and uses XChaCha20-Poly1305 for file encryption plus Kyber and Dilithium algorithms for quantum-resistant security. The frontend is open-source and can be audited or self-hosted, built with Next.js and cryptographic libraries for secure key management.

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Hey HN, I’m Ilias, 19, from Paris. I built Ellipticc Drive, an open-source cloud drive with true end-to-end encryption and post-quantum security, designed to be Dropbox-like in UX but with zero access to your data, even by the host. What’s unique: Free 10GB for every user, forever. Open-source frontend (audit or self-host if you want) Tech stack: Frontend: Next.js Crypto: WebCrypto (hashing) + Noble (core primitives) Encryption: XChaCha20-Poly1305 (file chunks) Key wrapping: Kyber (ML-KEM768) Signing: Ed25519 + Dilithium2 (ML-DSA65) Key derivation: Argon2id → Master Key → encrypts all keypairs & CEKs Try it live: https://ellipticc.com Frontend source: https://github.com/ellipticc/drive-frontend Would love feedback from devs and security folks — particularly on encryption flow, architecture, or UX. I’ll be around to answer every technical question in the comments!

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