Encrypted Contract Signing for Law Firms
For law firms, the confidentiality of client agreements is both an ethical obligation and a practical risk; Noira encrypts contracts in-browser before they reach any server, so no party — including Noira — can read them. Noira has not yet completed formal legal review for enforceability in all jurisdictions, so firms should treat it as a confidentiality control rather than a substitute for jurisdiction-specific legal advice on enforceability.
How does Noira handle engagement letters?
Engagement letters are encrypted in-browser before they reach any server, so the scope and terms of representation are never readable by Noira.
An engagement letter defines the scope of representation and often discloses sensitive facts about the client and the matter. Noira encrypts the letter in the browser using VetKeys threshold cryptography on the Internet Computer Protocol, so no single party — including Noira — holds a usable key. The confidentiality of the engagement terms is protected by the architecture itself, not by an access policy.
Are NDAs protected when signed through Noira?
Yes — the NDA text is encrypted before signing, so the confidential information it describes is not exposed to Noira's infrastructure in readable form.
An NDA exists to protect confidential information, yet the agreement itself often names the very information it shields. Noira encrypts the document in-browser before it reaches its infrastructure; decryption requires threshold cryptography across the Internet Computer Protocol network, so no single party can read the contents. The control that the NDA grants contractually is reinforced by a cryptographic control over the document artifact.
Can advisor agreements be signed confidentially?
Yes — advisor agreements, including compensation and equity terms, are encrypted in-browser so no party beyond the signers can read them.
Advisor agreements frequently include compensation, equity, and scope details that both sides have an interest in keeping private. Noira encrypts the agreement in-browser using VetKeys threshold cryptography, so the document contents are not readable by Noira or any single third party. The signing workflow is preserved; the confidentiality of the underlying terms is added by the architecture.
How are client agreements kept confidential?
Client agreements are encrypted in-browser before signing, so the terms a firm negotiates on behalf of a client are not exposed to Noira.
Client agreements often carry commercially sensitive terms — pricing, IP allocation, liability caps — that a firm has a duty to protect. Noira encrypts the agreement in-browser using VetKeys threshold cryptography on the Internet Computer Protocol; no single party holds a usable key. The confidentiality obligation a firm owes its client is supported by a cryptographic guarantee over the document itself, not by a custodian's access policy.
Frequently asked questions
No. Noira is a confidentiality control for the contract artifact itself — it encrypts the document in-browser using VetKeys threshold cryptography on the Internet Computer Protocol so no single party can decrypt it. It does not provide legal advice, validate enforceability, or replace the substantive legal review a firm performs on behalf of a client.
Documents are encrypted in the browser before they reach Noira's infrastructure. Decryption requires threshold cryptography — multiple key shares held across the Internet Computer Protocol network — so no single party, including Noira, holds a usable key. This removes a class of access risk that key-custodian architectures cannot.
No. Noira has not yet completed formal legal review for enforceability in all jurisdictions. The threshold-cryptography model protects confidentiality of the document contents; it does not, by itself, establish that an electronically signed agreement will be enforced in a given court. Firms should confirm enforceability with their own jurisdiction-specific analysis.
Engagement letters, NDAs, advisor agreements, and client agreements — any document where the confidentiality of the contents matters as much as the signature. Each is encrypted in-browser before signing, so the agreement text is never readable by Noira or any single third party.
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