Blog
Notes on authentication, cryptographic standards, and identity.
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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.