Covalent – “The internet is only as smart as the data that it carries. Right now, data is mindless, exposed, and abused. Imagine a new internet composed of Smart Data that remembers, keeps a secret, learns from its users, is open for good.”

Covalent is a new addition to the Internet protocol suite that specifies and enforces how data should be used. Under the Covalent protocol, data carries a "smart policy". Whereas a usual data usage policy is expressed in natural language and is only enforceable by law, a "smart policy" is specified in programming language and is enforceable by code.

The internet is made up of multiple different protocols that most of us are aware of – an example of some of these protocols are protocols like TCP/IP, and application layer protocols such as FTP, HTTP, SSH. These protocols are what make up the internet and how we can communicate to one and another, ensuring that your data gets to the right destination.

However, the big problem we have here is, how do we know that our data is safe after it has reached its final destination – how can you be sure that it isn’t leaked or stored in plain-text. Data is often exposed and abused after the packet has reached its final destination.



We are in need of a suitable product that ensures smarter data safe keeping and remembers when to keep a secret, learns from its users and more. This is what COVA are hoping to achieve.

With COVA, the owner of a data package can attach a data usage policy that dictates how the data may be used, and makes sure programs operating on it obey the policy. We call this machine-enforceable data usage policy a “Smart Policy”.

Just as the “Smart Contracts” powered by Ethereum are machine-enforceable contracts that was otherwise only enforceable by law, COVA “Smart Policies” is a machine-enforceable data usage policy that was otherwise only enforceable by law.

Some examples of what the COVA can ensure just to put to scale of what potential the project has and the list of possibilities are endless – here a couple examples that Cova have put together:

-my Snapchat photo may only be rendered individually and not be processed by facial recognition.

-that a shopper’s mobile GPS data may not be used with her other data to construct an intrusive -customer profiling.

-that a patient’s CT Scan may be processed by an aggregate function and not rendered individually.

-that my credit card number may only be used once for a one-time charge. It will be erased from the server after the payment is completed.

-that my password is salted and hashed before being persisted to a database.

-that these text messages can only be viewed after tonight.

-that this ebook can only be shared 15 times.

This will be made possible from new internet protocol which is made up from 3 parts which consists of a TEE network, a new language called Centrifuge and a new virtual machine called CovaVM

You can find more detailed information on this protocol from the below links.

COVA is laying the groundwork for an internet of Smart Data that remembers, keeps a secret, learns from its users, and is open for good. Cova need engineers who are daring enough to work on what others believe is impossible. They require a supportive community that accelerates the adoption of a new protocol.

Lastly, Covalent are actually looking for more members to add to the team although it does contain a strong criteria and very particular users: -

See here if you meet one or more of the following criteria: -

-You have been coding since middle school. You spent more time hacking games than playing them.

-You competed in coding competition and won awards on the national level.

-You graduated from a top university and have over 3 years of engineering experience at a top technology firm.

If so, please write an e-mail to [email protected] to potentially have a place on this promising, upcoming project.

If you would like to know more about the Cova project, below is some useful links on the project. There is also more news on COVA to come in the next few weeks. Stay tuned with the following resources: -

Website: http://www.covalent.ai

Telegram: https://t.me/covalentofficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/covatoken

Medium: https://medium.com/@covatoken

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Covalent_Official/



