Ludwig Ward
Product Manager, Apple Pay & Wallet
Hi, I'm Ludwig, a product manager on Apple Pay & Wallet working in security, identity, and authentication. I've spent over a decade building products at the intersection of hardware, cryptography, and user experience.
Before Apple, I led product for the YubiKey line at Yubico, working across FIDO2 and passkeys, post-quantum pathways, biometric hardware, and enterprise certification programs. I write here occasionally about authentication, cryptographic standards, and the broader identity space.
You can find my résumé, read the blog, or reach me on LinkedIn.
Recent writing
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Creating a Local Certificate Authority with OpenSSL 3: A Walkthrough
May 31, 2025A simple guide to creating a root CA using OpenSSL and securely storing the cryptographic material in hardware.
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Pieces Falling into Place: Verifiable Credentials 2.0 & Android Digital Credentials Support
May 16, 2025How W3C's Verifiable Credentials 2.0 Recommendation and Android's native digital-credential support are coming together, setting up a “ketchup effect” of issuer and verifier launches.
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CTAP 2.2: A Leap Forward for Security Key Users
March 20, 2025A look at the new FIDO CTAP 2.2 standard and how it enhances the user experience and flexibility of passkeys and security keys.
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Reflections from ICMC 2024 in San Jose & New NIST Standards in PQC
September 25, 2024A personal perspective on the exciting ICMC 2024 event in San Jose and the milestone publication of the new NIST FIPS algorithms.