New Videos on Gordian Envelope

Hi Folks,

My organization, Blockchain Commons, recently published, "Understanding
Gordian Envelope", a  pair of new videos on Gordian Envelope, our smart
document storage system that offers elision-based privacy at a fundamental
level.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vcLCFKQvik&list=PLCkrqxOY1Fbqpl8FLvG2uoA2xAMoR0FtS

I believe that Gordian Envelope goes to the heart of the needs of
credentials because of its focus on hashed elision. It empowers Data
Minimization, allowing any holder of data to redact data or credentials
that should be private, while still maintaining a credential's signatures
and integrity. The video explains more!

Part one of the video focuses on the Envelope metaphor and key concepts
such as cryptographic hashes, elision and redaction, determinism, and
dCBOR. It also talks about how data is represented in an Envelope.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vcLCFKQvik&list=PLCkrqxOY1Fbqpl8FLvG2uoA2xAMoR0FtS

Part two of Understanding Gordian Envelope then looks at Envelope's
Extensions, which allow you to do more! Signing, encryption, compression,
functions, it's all here. But you only (metaphorically) pay for what you
use! Envelope can be as simple or complex as you need.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFxStP3ATkw&list=PLCkrqxOY1Fbqpl8FLvG2uoA2xAMoR0FtS

If these two videos intrigue you, the next in the series (and more
technical) is on the Gordian Sealed Transaction Protocol (GSTP), which
allows for the transmission of data in a secure, distributed,
transport-agnostic way. Its Encryption State Continuations (ESC) capability
is particularly useful for air-gapped cryptographic devices, peer-to-peer
services, and high-load server environments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnH14LkJOnI&list=PLCkrqxOY1Fbqpl8FLvG2uoA2xAMoR0FtS

If you're already familiar with Gordian Envelope, there isn't a lot of new
material here, though everything is updated, consolidated, and (hopefully!)
improved. But if you're looking for an entry to Envelope, or want to share
something with other developers, this is the place to look!

I hope you enjoy & find the new videos insightful!

-- Christopher Allen