" The Internet was built without a way to know who and what you are connecting to. This limits what we can do with it and exposes us to growing dangers. If we do nothing, we will face rapidly proliferating episodes of theft and deception which will cumulatively erode public trust in the Internet. "

Kim Cameron

Architect of Identity, Microsoft Corporation

The Age of Paradoxical Security

Why, after decades of security innovation, does the volume and cost of digital fraud appear to accelerate?

The Internet isn't a Vault

Why is it seemingly so easy to industrialise fraud and identity crime? The problem is incredibly complex and has its roots back as far as the 18th Century. Decisions taken over decades in good faith have layered one upon the other to create the mother of all unintended consequences.

Two Decades of Neglecting the Digital Identity Crisis

Kim Cameron's work was foundational, but a lot has happened in the intervening 20 years. Now not only do we need to implement his rules, we have to solve the problems caused by doing nothing for 2 decades.

SDK Examples

Mobile SDKs allowing you to build secure and user-friendly applications for Android and iOS and server-side SDKs designed for robust backend integrations.

Documentation

Clear, well-documented APIs and SDKs for popular languages/frameworks, and plenty of examples, to significantly reduce development time and effort.

Sandbox

Our Sandbox mimics production, including APIs and authentication flows to ensure your testing reflects a real world use case. Develop integrations without concerns about production stability or conflicts, innovate and release on shorter cycles.

Blog

Securing Crypto

For crypto to be able to transition into the 'real world' it's speed and power at processing transactions will need to be met by equally powerful checks on senders and receivers of funds.

Simplifying Liveness

Really good UX ensures processes like checking liveness don't get in the way of the user as they try to do something. We explore how liveness at Self has evolved.

Digital Identity is Creepy

Digital identity is more than just a tool; it's a reflection of who we are. The pervasive and often opaque ways in which our identities are managed can feel invasive and, frankly, creepy.

In 2005 Kim Cameron warned us what would happen if we did nothing about identity.