I spent 3 months researching why image sanitizers fail. Then I built a fix.

Hey IH! 👋

I want to share Zero Trust API — the first Content Disarm & Reconstruction (CDR) API for images.

The Problem I Solved:

Every app that accepts user-uploaded images is vulnerable. Most developers strip EXIF metadata and call it "sanitized."

But I discovered 3 attacks that survive this:

- 🎭 Steganography (hidden data in pixels)

- 🧬 Polyglot files (image + executable hybrid)

- 💣 Image bombs (crash your server)

My Solution:

Instead of trying to detect threats, I destroy the original file and rebuild from raw pixels. If it's not visible pixel data, it dies.

The Stack:

- Rust core (memory safety)

- WebAssembly sandbox (isolation)

- Cloudflare edge (global, fast)

Status:

- ✅ Live on RapidAPI

- ✅ Free tier: 100 requests/month

- ✅ Processing real traffic

What I'd love feedback on:

1. Is "Content Disarm & Reconstruction" too jargon-y?

2. Would you pay for this? At what price point?

3. What's missing from the value prop?

Thanks for reading! 🙏