Oblivious HTTP
AssessTechniques
A privacy protocol that separates request identity from request content using relay and gateway steps.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 4 article(s) of evidence from 4 source(s), led by product launches, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 65%.
Evidence (4)
- 7Cloudflare Blog·10/2/2026product_launchCloudflare launches OHTTP Gateway closed beta
Cloudflare announced the closed beta of its self-serve OHTTP Gateway, a paid add-on that lets customers receive Oblivious HTTP traffic through Cloudflare-managed infrastructure. The company also renamed its Privacy Gateway product to Cloudflare OHTTP Relay to distinguish the relay and gateway roles in the privacy-preserving architecture.
- 6InfoQ·8/19/2026product_launchWhatsApp Tests On-Device Scam Detection
WhatsApp is testing a limited beta feature called Scam Alert that uses on-device machine learning to identify potential scam messages from non-contacts. Meta says the system is designed to keep message content on the device while using privacy-preserving methods such as confidential computing, Oblivious HTTP, differential privacy, and model transparency to evaluate performance and protect model delivery.
- 5Cloudflare Blog·7/27/2026open_sourceCloudflare open-sources its privacy proxy CLI
Cloudflare has released pvcli, a command-line tool for debugging and testing privacy-preserving protocols such as Oblivious HTTP. The tool consolidates multi-step request flows into a single interface and is open-sourced under the Apache-2.0 license for contributions.
- 4Hacker News·6/27/2026framework_updateInteractive guide to choosing a public DNS resolver
The page provides an interactive comparison tool for public DNS resolvers, letting users filter by privacy, security, transport support, jurisdiction, operator type, and other requirements. It also includes live latency testing for DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers and a research-based discussion of the trade-offs between speed, encryption, logging, and DNSSEC validation.