# cloudflare/redoctober

Go server for two-man rule style file encryption and decryption.

Repository: https://github.com/cloudflare/redoctober
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/redoctober
Homepage: http://blog.cloudflare.com/red-october-cloudflares-open-source-implementation-of-the-two-man-rule
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-05-04T15:52:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4671, "days_push": 121, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1418, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:40.239962+00:00)

## What it is
Red October is a Go-based TLS server implementing two-man rule style encryption and decryption, where no single individual can decrypt data alone. It manages delegated user credentials and exposes a JSON API for encrypting payloads tied to multiple users' credentials.

## Use cases
- require two people to decrypt sensitive files
- protect secrets against insider threats
- delegate cryptographic keys with time limits
- encrypt data so no single admin can decrypt it
- self-host a two-person rule key vault

## When to choose
- your organization requires dual-control decryption of sensitive data
- you need delegated, time-limited key custody with an audit trail
- you want a self-hosted cryptographic service enforcing multi-person authorization

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the project is no longer developed
- you just need standard file encryption without multi-party control
- you need a modern secrets manager with cloud integrations

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cryptography, security, http-server, secrets-management
- domain: security, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: windows, go, self-hosted
- tags: two-man-rule, encryption-server, key-delegation, tls, insider-threat-protection, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- cloudflare/redoctober (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.239962+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:37:56.588794+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudflare/redoctober (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.239962+00:00, sha 777b424e3d18)
  - homepage: http://blog.cloudflare.com/red-october-cloudflares-open-source-implementation-of-the-two-man-rule (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:29.467270+00:00, sha 1ede31783078)
  - site_page: https://blog.cloudflare.com/tag/developer-documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:29.476804+00:00, sha 12bb2ca0cd87)
  - site_page: https://blog.cloudflare.com/a-note-about-kerckhoffs-principle (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:29.478709+00:00, sha 1a75942efb71)
  - site_page: https://www.cloudflare.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:29.480650+00:00, sha 966c42a9a06f)
  - site_page: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:29.482477+00:00, sha 1b8430a97c92)
  - site_page: https://www.cloudflare.com/plans (fetched 2026-08-29T11:50:29.484398+00:00, sha 4294784e9a13)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.