FAQ

How do I set up and use OHTTP?

Read our quick start guide to create your first Relay and try secure, private requests using OHTTP.

Who designed the Oblivious HTTP standard?

The original RFC was a collaboration between Mozilla and Cloudflare. Other major companies using and offering OHTTP services include Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Fastly.

How hard is it to set up OHTTP?

It’s pretty similar to setting up a reverse proxy service or a VPN. You need to run an OHTTP Gateway service to accept encrypted requests, and put an OHTTP Client into your software to encrypt those requests before they get sent to our relay.

How secure is it?

Cloudflare has done a formal analysis of the privacy properties of Oblivious HTTP, and the results seem very promising for security and privacy.

Is OHTTP proven to work in practice?

Yes. Major tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Cloudflare are all using OHTTP today to make their users’ traffic both private and secure. Read more examples of using OHTTP here.

Why are you offering this?

The process of setting up a relay with Cloudflare or Fastly requires weeks of enterprise contract negotiation, one-off server configuration, and a floor of thousands of dollars per month with no way to scale service along with your needs. Oblivious Network is the first true cloud offering for OHTTP relays, allowing you to start within seconds and scale up your service as needed.

Is your service trustworthy and secure?

Absolutely. But the great thing about OHTTP is that you don’t have to trust us. The OHTTP standard guarantees that we can never see the contents of any requests or responses. Everything is fully encrypted so that only your clients and gateway can decrypt the contents of your traffic.