How might we begin to make human trust more machinable, while maintaining flexiblity when enforcing the rules?

What if we make it impossible to break the rules?

How might we ensure that the digital systems we create today are resilient to a future we cannot predict?

What metrics can a be used to evaluate the desirable properties of identity ecosystems? Who is measuring, what do they want to learn and why?

Are You in Control?

April 05, 2020

This summer I was scheduled to run a one time fringe show for an hour as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas. Safe to say I am gutted about the decision to cancel the fringe this year. It seemed like the perfect opportunity for me to engage with…

Designing Secure and Usable Credential Schema

March 23, 2020

The Self-Sovereign identity space is still very much in its infancy, however, the technology behind it is maturing and the developer tools available are growing every day. The reason this space is still in its infancy is that real-world…

Verifiable Image Attributes Using IPFS

March 20, 2020

This is a quick(ish) explainer and how-to guide for including images inside a Verifiable Credential attribute in such a way that a Verifier can load the image and verify it is the same as the image attested to by the issuer. The problem with an image…

Identity and privacy-preserving cryptography researcher.

Building expressive, flexible and extendable cryptographically secured communication tools that support forming human trust in digital relationships.