Cryogenix started life as a sub-project and IRC channel (#cryogenix) within CyberArmy, founded by int16h / VengaPiR8. Following the second great CyberArmy crash in 2010, the community stagnated until 2020, when int16h and kasi began re-implementing Dinah (CyberArmy’s mod_perl 1.x backend) in Mojolicious under the codename Naphtali. Naphtali powers Cryogenix front- and back-end, and remains backward-compatible with CyberArmy, Zebulun, and Sered.

Today Cryogenix represents the same values and shared history of CyberArmy, but is in active development and serves as a platform for research across multiple fields.

The Cryogenix Forum is inspired by the CyberArmy forum, itself based on the “Mr Fong Device” (an adaptation of WWWboard).

Although our projects span the retro to the bleeding edge, our approach is pragmatic, conservative, and privacy-respecting; you’ll see little to no JavaScript and no third-party cookies on this site.

We defend privacy, support free expression, and advance open research and education. We build and document practical tools so people can control their data, devices, and communications - favoring simple, suckless, resilient tech over spectacle.

• Cryogenix does not store identifiable information or logs; we recommend using Tor and/or a VPN.
• No client-side JavaScript is required, and we do not use tracking cookies.
• Users may delete their accounts at any time, without delay.
• Email verification is not required for registration (an address is still requested).
• By posting on Cryogenix.org you take full responsibility for your content.
• Cryogenix is not a publisher and does not moderate content unless ordered by a court or in the community’s interest (e.g., spam).