- Securelay lets you bring your own backends (database, webhook-pubsub and piping-server) but it is not [Distributed APp Runtime (DAPR)](https://github.com/dapr/dapr) - Securelay is your trusted gatekeeper, but not a reverse proxy - Securelay never exits the control plane and enters the data plane, you own and store your data - Securelay merely deals with public-to-private matchmaking anchored on the private user's cryptographic identity