Nanak Nihal KhalsainHolonym(A)symmetry: How identity will be improved by decentralized biometrics and zero-knowledge proofsDecades ago, digital identity had a revolution: symmetric to asymmetric. HTTPS, Email, iMessage, Whatsapp…almost every internet service or…Jan 30Jan 30
Nanak Nihal KhalsaPreventing Self-XSS Bookmark Attacks Via Cross-Origin IframesSelf-XSS via bookmarks is a pernicious attack and hard to prevent. It has become common in crypto, where it has been used to compromise…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Nanak Nihal KhalsainHolonymUsing Holonym + Gitcoin Passport for Private Sybil Resistance and the Public GoodHow can we improve resistance to Sybil attacks?Jul 13, 20233Jul 13, 20233
Nanak Nihal KhalsaAccount Abstraction: not an upgrade but a downgrade to UX and securityAccount Abstraction (AA) is going to solve UX, security, and allow innovation — this is what all the big VC funds and even Vitalik, one of…Jul 6, 2023Jul 6, 2023
Nanak Nihal KhalsainOpSciLinking Web Accounts on-Chain for Fun & Better DeSciAt ETH Denver, we were challenged to solve the issue of verifying claims about DIDs for DeSci dApps. A major obstacle for any…Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022
Nanak Nihal KhalsaLinking Web Accounts on-Chain for Fun & Better DeSciAt ETH Denver, we were challenged to solve the issue of verifying claims about DIDs for DeSci dApps. A major obstacle for any…Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022