Switzerland
In Switzerland, a licence request may be initiated with ARIEL-IA and is then reviewed manually.
Delivery only takes place after validation of the request, and strictly within a civil-use framework.
ARCAN — Official Licences
Controlled Access to ARCAN
Compliance · Eligibility · Manual Delivery
ARCAN is a civil, sovereign and 100% offline cryptographic suite. Its delivery is neither automated nor available through direct ordering. Every request is subject to prior human validation within a strict regulatory, ethical and operational framework.
Initial requests must be sent to arcan@ariel-ia.ch.
The address licences@ariel-ia.ch is reserved for the official delivery of validated licences.
The address licences@ariel-ia.ch is reserved for the official delivery of validated licences.
What the price includes
You are not simply buying software
ARCAN is the result of demanding development, independent validation, and a deliberate technical choice: protect without surveilling.
When you choose ARCAN, you are investing in a sovereign cryptographic technology that has been designed, redesigned, tested, hardened, and produced with exceptional attention to detail.
- Eleven complete development iterations and redesigns.
- Two independent penetration tests performed by Naïm Aouaichia and Guillaume K. Saouli.
- A lifetime licence, renewable up to three times in the event of system failure, flooding, fire, or major damage.
- Offline licence production and delivery.
- Software that retains nothing.
- No connection to external servers.
- No cloud dependency.
- No master key.
- No hidden recovery mechanism.
- Robust encryption capabilities classified as dual-use technology.
- A dedicated team committed to producing protected files that cannot be decrypted without the correct password.
This is what you receive when you choose ARCAN.
Not a subscription. Not a marketing promise. Not a connected black box.
A sovereign, local, irreversible, and deliberately transparent security tool.
Regulatory compliance
Confirmed classification & export framework
ARCAN falls under a regulatory classification confirmed by the competent Swiss authorities. Its access and, where applicable, its export are governed by a clearly defined legal framework.
International
Any potential export remains subject to the applicable regulatory framework.
Depending on the case, formalities through SECO / ELIC and prior approval from the competent authorities may be required before any delivery.
Principle of caution
The existence of a request never constitutes automatic authorisation, whether in Switzerland or abroad.
Each file is examined individually, in accordance with the law and with the ARCAN doctrine.
Procedure
How to obtain ARCAN
ARCAN is not distributed as a mass-download public software product. Access is based on a deliberately controlled procedure.
No direct ordering
No instant checkout, no automated purchase flow, no anonymous delivery.
Prior human validation
Every request is reviewed manually against regulatory, operational and ethical criteria.
Built on demand
Executables and licences are delivered within a sovereign framework, after validation, and are not distributed at scale.
Refusal remains possible
ARIEL-IA reserves the right to refuse a request where the intended use, context or profile of the organisation appears incompatible with ARCAN’s ethical, civil or regulatory framework.
Special cases
Simplified procedures
Certain categories of stakeholders benefit from a specific framework or dedicated documentation.
Swiss public administrations
ARCAN is offered free of charge to Swiss public administrations.
For the detailed procedure, eligible categories and request conditions, please consult the dedicated document.
Press & journalists
ARCAN is offered free of charge to press organisations and journalists.
For the exact request procedure and the expected supporting documents, please consult the dedicated document.
Technical partners
Requests relating to technical partner status are subject to a separate review by ARIEL-IA.
The detailed framework is only communicated at a later stage, where the request justifies it.
Private sector
Eligibility request — businesses & organisations
For businesses, foundations, associations, firms, NGOs and other private entities, access to ARCAN begins with an eligibility request.
This request is not processed through any website engine: you complete the form locally, copy it, and then decide yourself whether to send it by email.
Operating method
1. Fill in the fields below in your browser.
2. Click “Copy form”.
3. Paste the generated text into an email.
4. Send it to arcan@ariel-ia.ch.
Nothing is transmitted automatically through the website. Everything remains local on your machine until you decide to send it.
No payment is requested before the application has been validated.
Organisation details
Please complete these fields accurately and in full.
Executive leadership & governance
IT / Security officer
Applicant (if different)
Purpose of using ARCAN
Briefly explain why your organisation wishes to use ARCAN (e.g. protection of sensitive archives, patient files, technical secrets, legal documents, HR files, etc.).
Licence contact address
This address must belong to the official domain of the organisation (e.g. firstname.lastname@company.com).
No field is transmitted automatically. The form is only copied to your clipboard locally.
Data protection
Human review, offline storage, no cloud
The way licence requests are handled directly reflects ARCAN’s philosophy: transparency, technical sobriety and full control over flows.
Human review
Every request is reviewed manually. No scoring engine, no third-party service, no external AI intervenes in this process.
Offline storage
The elements retained after review are transferred to fully offline media, following a sovereign and compartmentalised logic.
No cloud dependency
No online database, no indexable repository, no cloud infrastructure is used for the retention of validated request data.
Applied principle
In practical terms, the administrative data linked to your request is handled with the same level of discipline as the content ARCAN is intended to protect.
Pricing reminder
Editions & pricing reference
ARCAN is available in two editions. Detailed functional differences may be consulted in the dedicated documentation.
ARCAN Standard
845 CHF
Perpetual licence · No subscription
ARCAN Pro
1690 CHF
Perpetual licence · No subscription
Full comparison
To consult the detailed differences between Standard and Pro, open the dedicated document.
Take action
Start an ARCAN request
If your organisation shares this standard of sovereignty, discipline and responsible use, we will review your request with the required level of attention.