Defence & Government

When your communication is a matter of state, you cannot rely on foreign clouds

Digital sovereignty is not a luxury for defence and government organisations — it is an operational requirement. Canvos offers a fully on-premise communication platform without external dependencies.

Why defence cannot use
US cloud

The legal and operational risks of American cloud platforms are incompatible with the requirements of defence and government organisations.

US CLOUD Act

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act gives the US government the right to demand data from American companies, regardless of where that data is physically stored. This includes Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon AWS.

FISA Section 702

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows US intelligence agencies to collect data of non-American persons from US cloud providers without a court order. European officials and military personnel explicitly fall under this provision.

Five Eyes cooperation

Via the Five Eyes treaty (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand), intelligence data is shared between five countries. Data at a US provider is potentially accessible to all five partner countries.

Supply chain risks

Proprietary software from American vendors may contain backdoors that are not auditable. Recent incidents (SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange) demonstrate the vulnerability of non-auditable supply chains.

Canvos architecture for defence

Designed for deployment on your own networks, without external dependencies, with full control over every component.

100% on-premise deployment

Canvos runs entirely on your own network and hardware. No external cloud services, no SaaS components, no data leaving your perimeter.

On-premise

No external dependencies

No Google Fonts, no external CDNs, no analytics, no telemetry. All assets are served locally. The installation functions entirely without internet connection.

Zero external calls

Air-gapped deployment

Canvos supports deployment in fully isolated networks without internet connection. All updates are installed offline via secured media.

Air-gapped

Encryption at rest and in transit

All data is stored encrypted (AES-256) and all communication runs via TLS 1.3. Encryption keys are managed locally, not by third parties.

AES-256 + TLS 1.3

Zero-knowledge AI

The AI assistant runs locally via Ollama on your own GPU hardware. No data is sent to external APIs. No cloud inference, no data sharing with third parties.

Local GPU inference

Compartmentalisation

Multi-tenant isolation with strict separation between organisational units. No cross-tenant data access. Per-unit governance and audit configurable.

Multi-tenant isolation

NATO-style classification levels,
fully configurable

Configure classification levels that align with your organisational structure. DLP enforcement at every level, full audit trail per organisational unit.

Unclassified
Unclassified

Freely shareable. No restrictions on distribution or storage.

Departmental
Departmental confidential

Only shareable within your own organisational unit. External sharing blocked.

Confidential
Confidential

Restricted distribution. No downloads, no email attachments. Access only for authorised personnel.

Secret
Secret

Maximum restrictions. View only, not shareable, not downloadable. Full access logging.

DLP enforcement at every level

Data Loss Prevention rules are automatically enforced per classification level. No manual checks, no human errors.

Full audit trail per unit

Every action is logged per organisational unit: who, what, when, with which classification. Tamper-evident logging.

Compliance reporting

Generate structured reports per unit, per period or per classification level. Suitable for intelligence reviews and internal audits.

Secured communication channels

All communication modules run self-hosted on your own infrastructure. No external servers, no metadata leakage.

Real-time chat via Matrix protocol

Secured instant messaging based on the Matrix protocol. Federation disableable for closed environments. End-to-end encryption configurable per channel.

Secured video conferencing via Jitsi

Self-hosted Jitsi Meet for video and audio calls. No data via external servers. Participants join via link, without account or software installation.

Email with TLS enforcement

Own mail server (Mailcow) with mandatory TLS encryption. Governance email policy: disclaimers, attachment restrictions, domain blocking, compliance BCC.

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Encrypted password vault

Centrally managed password vault for teams. Encrypted storage, controlled access, audit trail on every query.

100% open-source, 100% auditable

Every component of the Canvos stack is open source, auditable and free from proprietary dependencies.

Nextcloud — files, calendar, contacts
Mailcow — email server (Postfix + Dovecot)
Matrix (Synapse) — real-time chat
Jitsi Meet — video conferencing
ONLYOFFICE Docs — office suite
Ollama — local AI inference
Auditable source code — no black boxes
No proprietary dependencies
European development and hosting

Working towards the highest standards

Canvos is working towards ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II and BSI C5 certification. Our hosting infrastructure (Datacenter United) is already certified.

ISO 27001 (roadmap)
SOC 2 Type II (roadmap)
BSI C5 (roadmap)
GDPR / AVG (active)
NIS2 Important (active)
DORA compliant (active)
Schrems II proof (active)
DC: ISO 27001 (active)
DC: ISAE 3402 (active)
DC: PCI-DSS (active)

Contact us for
a secured demonstration

We provide secured demonstrations on-site or via an encrypted connection. Your specific requirements, classification structure and deployment scenario will be discussed in detail.

For sensitive conversations, you can reach us via encrypted channels. Contact us for details.

Request secured demonstration info@canvos.eu