# CryptPad Unity is Strength - Collaboration is Key ![and_so_it_begins.png](https://github.com/cjdelisle/cryptpad/raw/master/and_so_it_begins.png "We are the 99%") CryptPad is a **zero knowledge** realtime collaborative editor. Encryption carried out in your web browser protects the data from the server, the cloud and the NSA. This project uses the [CKEdit] Visual Editor and the [ChainPad] realtime engine. The secret key is stored in the URL [fragment identifier] which is never sent to the server but is available to javascript so by sharing the URL, you give authorization Realtime Collaboration with [fragment identifier]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifier