22 April 20268 min read
Why post-quantum migration plans probably don't reach low Earth orbit
Most post-quantum migration plans are written for terrestrial cloud-microservice environments. The harshest operational regimes — LEO, deep-space, contested airspace — get a footnote, if that. They deserve more than a footnote.
Read essay →15 April 20267 min read
Vault-based authentication: an honest look at what it cannot do
Vault-based authentication has been the right tool for the cloud-microservice era. It will continue to be the right tool there. The places where it is the wrong tool — and there are more of them than the cloud-native conversation usually acknowledges — deserve their own architecture.
Read essay →1 April 20266 min read
Sovereignty as a feature, not a marketing line
European cryptographic sovereignty is not a slogan. It is a procurement constraint, a regulatory direction, and an architectural choice. We treat it as all three.
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