# Request for Collaboration on a Message Mirror Security Architecture

> Source: <https://ajs-consult-llc.github.io/mirror-encryption-rfc/>
> Published: 2026-11-12 17:10:38+00:00

# Security Reference Architecture for Cloud Data Mirrors

Request for comments

**Request for comments. Round 1 is open until 11 December 2026, 23:59 UTC.**

**What this is.** A security reference architecture for cloud data mirrors: a private copy of a person’s messages and data that only the readers they choose, including their AI assistants, can search. AJS Consult LLC publishes it for open review.

**How to take part**

1. **Read it.** Start with the executive summary.
2. **Comment or suggest changes.** On any page: select text to comment on it, press**Suggest edits** to change the wording right on the page and send your changes, or comment at the end of the page. Suggestions and comments made with a GitHub account are credited to it.
3. **Follow the review.**[Updates](updates.html) : sign up by email, use the feed, or watch on GitHub.
4. **Found a security problem in the running service?** Email aaron@matterboard.ai with SECURITY in the subject. Never post it in a comment.

| Round 1 |  | 
|---|---|
| Opens | 11 November 2026 | 
| Comments close | 11 December 2026, 23:59 UTC | 
| Decisions published | By 18 December 2026 | 

Nov 11, 2026 · @aaron soellinger

A request for comments (RFC) on encrypting private data mirrors so that a copy of the stored data is useless on its own, and the data opens only while a device or AI the user approved is making a request.
