Many people held in high regard by HN for &quot;encryption apps&quot; received DARPA grants for similar work (through CFT). For example, moxie [0].<p>DARPA does good work and I&#x27;m sure they are very interested in having a bullet proof secure messaging system for battlefields and tons of other applications as well. The software quality delivered by defense contractors and the like is much much lower than something like signal, so it&#x27;s probably a huge need.<p>0 - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;opencatalog.darpa.mil&#x2F;CFT.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;opencatalog.darpa.mil&#x2F;CFT.html</a>