Everything you need to use Kloak
Create payment links, receive private payments, and verify them when needed. These guides walk you through how Kloak works in real use.
Getting started
Start by creating a payment link, then learn how payments stay private and how to verify them when needed.
Payment Links
How to create links, manage status, and understand the payer flow.
Privacy Model
What stays private, what is public by design, and where receipts fit in.
Selective Disclosure
How proofs are generated, what each proof type reveals, and how revocation works.
Proof Verification
How package checks, public Aleo checks, and Kloak record status work together.
Automation & Integrations
Get notified, trigger actions, and connect payments to your workflow.
How Kloak works
Kloak helps you collect payments, keep details private, and verify them only when needed.
Collection
Create payment links and share them with anyone to collect payments.
Privacy
Payment details stay private by default and aren't visible on public networks.
Proofs
Share only the information needed to prove something about a payment.
Operations
Share only the information needed to prove something about a payment.
Core concepts
These are the ideas that show up across almost every Kloak workflow.
You can share a payment link publicly while keeping the payment itself private.
Your wallet stores the payment receipt, which you can use later if needed.
You can prove different things about the same payment at different times.
To verify a payment, check the proof and the public record together.
Kloak keeps payments private but still lets you prove them when required.
Quickstart
Here's the fastest way to understand how Kloak works from start to finish.
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1. Create a payment link
2. Share the request page
3. Receive a private settlement
4. Generate a proof only if a workflow requires it
5. Verify that proof with the package + public Aleo referencesStart here
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about how Kloak works and how to use it.
The link can be shared publicly. What stays private by default is who paid, the wallet-held receipt, and the hidden payment facts that are only revealed later through selective disclosure.