What is Email 2.0?
Email 2.0 is the next generation of email that fixes the fundamental problems legacy email can't solve. MailHive is the first Email 2.0 platform, built on the VMTP protocol. Using cryptographic identity verification with decentralized identifiers (DIDs), every sender is verified and impersonation becomes mathematically impossible. Trust-based delivery means only contacts you approve can reach your inbox. End-to-end encryption ensures only you and your recipient can read your messages.
What is MailHive?
MailHive is a secure email solution that eliminates the three biggest problems with email: phishing, spam, and privacy violations. Unlike patches on the broken SMTP protocol (DKIM, DMARC, SPF), MailHive uses VMTP - a protocol built from first principles with security at the foundation. This is what email should have been from the beginning.
The Problem with Email
Email was built 50 years ago with no security model. Today, the average professional receives 121 emails per day. Business email compromise (BEC) fraud costs organizations $2.8 billion annually. Anyone can claim to be anyone. Your emails are scanned, analyzed, and monetized. Tracking pixels watch when you open messages. Traditional solutions like DKIM, DMARC, and SPF verify servers, not people - they can't prevent impersonation.
Three Security Revolutions
- Cryptographic Identity - Every MailHive user has a unique decentralized identifier (DID) backed by cryptographic keys. Messages are digitally signed. Sender spoofing becomes mathematically impossible. Phishing is eliminated.
- Trust-Based Delivery - Strangers can't flood your inbox. New contacts must send a First Contact Request. You approve, ignore, or block. Only trusted contacts can message you. Spam becomes impossible.
- End-to-End Encryption - Every message is encrypted by default. Your keys never leave your device. Zero-knowledge architecture means not even MailHive can read your messages. True privacy, not security theater.
Key Features
- Unforgeable digital signatures on every message
- Verified organizational identity badges
- First Contact Request system filters strangers
- Automatic trust scoring for sender reputation
- Zero-knowledge encryption - we can't read your mail
- Legacy email gateway - message anyone, anywhere
- Works on any device - phone, tablet, desktop
- Real-time instant delivery
VMTP vs Legacy Email Security
DKIM, DMARC, and SPF verify servers. VMTP verifies people. Legacy email security cannot prevent impersonation because anyone with access to a legitimate mail server can send as anyone. VMTP's cryptographic identity verification makes impersonation mathematically impossible - each sender must prove their identity with unforgeable cryptographic signatures.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does MailHive prevent phishing?
Every MailHive message is digitally signed with cryptographic keys tied to verified identities. An attacker cannot impersonate your bank or CEO because they cannot forge the signature. If someone claims to be from "Acme Corp," you'll see their verified organizational identity - or a warning that they're not verified.
Can I email people who don't use MailHive?
Yes. MailHive includes a seamless email gateway for traditional email addresses. You get enhanced security with other MailHive users while maintaining full compatibility with existing email.
Is my data encrypted?
Yes. All messages between MailHive users are end-to-end encrypted by default. Your cryptographic keys never leave your device. We use zero-knowledge architecture - even we cannot read your messages.
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