May 2015
- Farm boy sensibilities and the importance of contracts
I like to say that I was raised to have "Farm boy sensibilities". For me this is a positive statement and talks to how my father and grandfather stressed axioms like "a man is only as good as his word", "treat others the…
- Removing Friction From Online Signatures
Today there are broadly two different types of signatures done online, electronic signatures and digital signatures. Electronic signatures are a synthetic version of the wet signatures we use in the physical world and…
- Wet, Dry, Electronic, Digital and Hybrid Signatures
When talking about signatures there are several different styles of signatures people refer to. The first is the one we are all the familiar with - wet signatures.
- Browser Bound Certificates
The addition of WebCrypto to the browser enables a number of interesting client server opportunities that did not exist prior. One of which I think is interesting is what I have been calling browser bound certificates.
- A look at short lived certificates, keys and the relevance of FIPS 140-2
Today the defacto-standard for purchasing criteria for a cryptographic component is a US Federal Standard called FIPS 140-2. This is set of assurance levels the US Federal Government uses to ensure that government…
- Key management and key lifetime
One of my favorite quotes about cryptography is this one from Bruce Schneier where he says:
- My thoughts on Let’s Encrypt
Today about 80% of all SSL certificates on the Internet that are in use are what are commonly referred to at Domain Validated (DV) certificates. The name is a bit of a misnomer in that not all DV certificates…
- Has identity verification on the web become a glass ceiling?
As of 2013 here are 7.125 billion people in the world (World Bank) 39% of which are using the Internet (ITU). 318.9 million of these people live in the United States where as many as 74% use the Internet (Census).