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Introducing AVIK: Adaptive Verified Identity Keys — Closing the Full Account-Takeover Lifecycle

Login is solved. The rest isn't. AVIK is a new protocol that addresses what happens after authentication — session replay, unbound high-risk operations, and recovery downgrades — with four composable cryptographic controls.

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Introducing AVIK: Adaptive Verified Identity Keys — Closing the Full Account-Takeover Lifecycle
Cryptography14 min read

Introducing AVIK: Adaptive Verified Identity Keys — Closing the Full Account-Takeover Lifecycle

Login is solved. The rest isn't. AVIK is a new protocol that addresses what happens after authentication — session replay, unbound high-risk operations, and recovery downgrades — with four composable cryptographic controls.

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The Password Is Dead: A Decade of Breaches Proves We Need a New Paradigm
Research15 min read

The Password Is Dead: A Decade of Breaches Proves We Need a New Paradigm

From Yahoo to Change Healthcare, the last decade of cybersecurity breaches shares one common thread: stolen credentials. After 10+ billion compromised accounts, it's time to ask — what if authentication didn't require storing anything at all?

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Colonial Pipeline: How a Single Stolen Password Shut Down America's Fuel Supply
Security12 min read

Colonial Pipeline: How a Single Stolen Password Shut Down America's Fuel Supply

In May 2021, a single compromised VPN password led to the largest fuel pipeline shutdown in U.S. history. DarkSide ransomware demanded $4.4 million. KAVI Protocol would have made this attack structurally impossible.

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3 Billion Accounts: The Yahoo Breach That Proved Passwords Cannot Scale
Security10 min read

3 Billion Accounts: The Yahoo Breach That Proved Passwords Cannot Scale

The largest data breach in history exposed every single Yahoo account — 3 billion credentials. Bcrypt couldn't save them. KAVI's zero-storage model means there's nothing to breach.

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LastPass: When the Password Manager Itself Gets Breached
Security11 min read

LastPass: When the Password Manager Itself Gets Breached

In 2022, LastPass — trusted by 33 million users to protect their passwords — was breached. Encrypted vaults were stolen. The guardian of secrets became the single point of failure.

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Equifax: 147 Million Social Security Numbers and the Myth of Perimeter Security
Security10 min read

Equifax: 147 Million Social Security Numbers and the Myth of Perimeter Security

In 2017, Equifax exposed the Social Security numbers of 147 million Americans. The breach lasted 78 days before detection. KAVI's continuous authentication would have caught the intrusion in seconds.

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