
Welcome to the official landing page of BeyondLife — a research prototype developed to explore secure and flexible methods for managing digital data after death. BeyondLife is developed by researchers at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney.
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Source Code Repository:
The complete implementation of the Partially Decryptable Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption (PD-CP-ABE) scheme, built on the Charm-Crypto library.
🔗 GitHub Repository -
API Endpoint Collection:
For quick testing and integration, explore our preconfigured Postman collection.
📫 Run on Postman -
Dockerized Environment:
Try out the scheme in minutes using our ready-to-deploy Docker image — no manual setup needed!
🐳 Docker Hub Repository
- Main Repository:
Includes the full frontend and backend integration of BeyondLife, built with PD-CP-ABE at its core.
💻 GitHub Repository
- Demo Repository:
Step-by-step instructions to run BeyondLife locally, set up the environment, install dependencies, and explore all core features.
📂 Demo Repository

- You can also try BeyondLife on iOS through TestFlight:
📱 Join TestFlight Beta
This system forms part of an academic study focused on applying fine-grained cryptographic access control to posthumous data scenarios. The current design highlights considerations such as user privacy, portability, and controlled data delegation.
If you’re reading this, we appreciate your interest! 🎓
Feel free to explore, clone, or contribute.
Get in touch via GitHub Issues — or reach out to us directly:
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Xinzhang Chen
📧 [email protected]
LinkedIn |
GitHub
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Arash Shaghaghi
📧 [email protected]
LinkedIn |
GitHub
Made with ❤️ at UNSW Sydney.