Aura replaces the phone number and email address with a revocable Reach Contract — so people can only reach you the way, and for as long, you allow.
Real, shipping builds — not a roadmap
A phone number or email address is a standing invitation: anyone who has it can reach you, forever, until you change it. Aura inverts that default.
Aura brings communication and personal information together without turning your identity into a public address.
Encrypted chat, mail-style messages, groups, voice, and video with relationship-level permissions.
Private notes, documents, media, scans, and secure records available across your devices.
Decide who can contact you, why they can contact you, and when that permission ends.
Four concepts carry the whole model. No protocol knowledge required to use it — but nothing here is hidden, either.
You create an Aura identity locally. It's a stable identity, not a phone number or an open inbox address.
Each device you use gets its own signing and encryption keys. Lose one, revoke it — your identity stays intact.
A sender requests permission. You grant a scoped, purpose-limited contract — with an expiry, if you want one.
Only permitted senders reach your mailbox. Messages, calls, and files are encrypted in transit and stored as ciphertext the relay cannot read.
Same goal — people reaching people — with a different default for who gets to initiate contact.
| Dimension | Email / SMS / phone number | Aura |
|---|---|---|
| Address model | Open and guessable — once known, it can be used indefinitely | Opaque handle; a Reach Contract is required before delivery |
| Revoking a sender | Usually means changing your number or address | Revoke that one contract — everything else keeps working |
| Purpose separation | One inbox for support, marketing, personal, and spam | Transactional, support, social, and marketing stay distinct |
| Lost device | The number or account itself is exposed | Revoke the device; your identity and other devices are unaffected |
| What the server sees | Varies by provider — often full message content | Encrypted envelopes and delivery metadata. On Android and desktop, never plaintext — the hosted web app differs |
Aura routes encrypted objects through revocable Reach Contracts instead of exposing a universal phone number or email address.
On Android and desktop, private keys and plaintext stay on your own hardware. On the hosted web app they do not — we spell that out.
Revoke a lost device without abandoning your identity.
Transactional, support, social, and marketing access remain distinct.
External delivery is explicit and clearly marked as a privacy downgrade.
Open Aura in your browser, or install the native app for your platform — same identity, same protections, every time.
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