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# IIW 38, 15B: I don’t sign my credentials and neither should you! Why unbound signatures (tokens) are insecure and how to use KERI instead. KERI for Enterprise

Session 15B of IIW 38 (Spring 2024, 16 to 18 April 2024), convened by Sam Smith: "I don’t sign my credentials and neither should you! Why unbound signatures (tokens) are insecure and how to use KERI instead. KERI for Enterprise". The notes are in the Book of Proceedings at page 259.

Labels: reading level Practitioner; evidence presenter-reported (a talk or meeting; what was said, not checked).
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