The Prevon TeamAI
Privacy · Security
Zero-knowledge: what it actually means, in plain language
"Zero-knowledge" gets thrown around a lot in privacy marketing. Here is the precise, checkable definition — and a simple test to catch the fakes.
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Security
Every Prevon blog article filed under “Security” — engineering and security explainers on how private, encrypted notes actually work.
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Cloud & Sync · Security
Nothing about your encrypted backup should look like anything
A perfectly locked box still gives something away if it is a suspicious size or shape. Here is why we care about that, and how we are closing it.
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Security · How it works
Why Prevon will never live in a browser
A web app would have been cheaper and faster to ship. It would also quietly break every guarantee this architecture exists to make.
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Security · How it works
Changing your password should actually change your key
On most apps, "change your password" is cosmetic — the old data sits there, encrypted with a key an attacker might already have. Here is a real fix.
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Security
War Mode: choosing how much security is too much
More security almost always costs convenience, and past a point, recoverability too. War Mode makes that tradeoff explicit instead of hiding it.
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Privacy · Security
Why there is no "Forgot Password" button
Every app you have used can reset your password. Prevon can't — that missing button is the whole security model, visible in one UI element.
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Privacy · Security
There is no folder with your name on it
Encryption protects a file's contents. If a server still knows which blob is yours, an attacker — or a subpoena — knows exactly where to point.
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Security · How it works
What actually happens when you hit delete
Delete a file on your phone and the data usually isn’t gone — the drive just quietly relocates it. Here is what really happens, and the actual fix.
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