> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.confi.cash/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send privately

> Transfer a shielded note to another Confi.cash shielded address.

A shielded send moves one of your notes to another Confi.cash user. The recipient gets a fresh note, and the transfer amount is hidden from chain observers.

## What you need

* A shielded balance in the asset you want to send.
* The recipient's `cb1...` shielded address.
* An available amount shown in the **Send** panel.

<Info>
  A `cb1...` shielded address is different from a public Stellar `G...` address. Use **Cash out** when you need to pay a public Stellar address.
</Info>

## Send a shielded note

<Steps>
  <Step title="Ask for a shielded address">
    The recipient opens their shielded identity card in Confi.cash and copies a `cb1...` address.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Send">
    Select **Send** from the home screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the recipient">
    Paste the recipient's complete `cb1...` address. Confi.cash rejects a public address or one of your own shielded addresses.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose an available note">
    Select the asset and amount. A send spends one whole note, so the available chips reflect notes you currently hold.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Prove and relay">
    Click **Send shielded**. Your browser generates the proof and encrypts the new note for the recipient. The relayer submits it without receiving your spend key.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Check>
  When the app displays **Sent confidentially**, the recipient can rescan and see the note in their shielded balance.
</Check>

## What each party can see

* Chain observers see that a valid pool action happened, but not the transferred amount or the recipient's public Stellar address.
* The recipient can decrypt the note and see the asset and amount they received.
* The service operator can observe request metadata such as IP address and timing and associate the request with the public pool action it relays. It does not need your spend key or the plaintext transfer amount.

<Warning>
  Verify a shielded address through a trusted channel. A valid proof cannot recover a note sent to the wrong `cb1...` address.
</Warning>