BHTN Technologies provides ZeRDA, a pilot‑grade runtime that moves enterprise data without ever storing it at rest. The system encrypts and fragments each transfer, routes shards through four independent, memory‑only planes, and reassembles the payload solely in the authorized client’s volatile memory before byte‑wiping it, delivering sub‑second latency and enterprise‑grade throughput at roughly one‑tenth the cost of traditional solutions.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Enterprises that handle regulated or sensitive data need to transfer large files quickly while ensuring that no data is stored at rest on intermediate infrastructure, a requirement that traditional managed file transfer services cannot meet without costly per‑GB pricing and residual storage risks.
Solution
BHTN Technologies’ ZeRDA runtime replaces the conventional storage layer with a motion‑first architecture that encrypts, fragments, and routes data through four independent planes. Each transfer uses per‑transfer ephemeral keys and erasure‑coded shards that travel only in memory on a gossip mesh of transient nodes, never touching persistent disks. The shards are reassembled in the authorized client’s volatile memory, where the plaintext exists for only milliseconds before being byte‑wiped, guaranteeing zero‑residency security. ZeRDA delivers sub‑second end‑to‑end latency and enterprise‑grade throughput, handling up to 100 TB per month while costing roughly $1,054 per month—significantly cheaper than comparable solutions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are regulated enterprises and large organizations that require secure, high‑throughput transfer of massive data sets, such as financial services, healthcare, and government agencies.
Features
- Per‑transfer ephemeral AEAD encryption with standards‑based key management
- Erasure‑coded sharding across a distributed, memory‑only gossip mesh
- Four independent planes (Bulk, Critical, Metadata, Key‑Custody) with separate mTLS identities, preventing any single plane from reconstructing data
- In‑memory k‑of‑n reassembly and immediate byte‑wipe of plaintext after use
- Time‑bound grant tokens and hybrid post‑quantum key wrapping for authorization
- STRIDE‑validated architecture (19/19 mitigations) ensuring comprehensive security guarantees
- Deployable as an IP license in the customer’s own AWS account with Terraform automation