Series
Trust
How trust works in the digital world -- from identity and encryption to certificates and reputation. The systems that let strangers do business without shaking hands. Part of Under the Hood.
Why Trust Is Hard
The fundamental problem of the digital age isn't speed or storage or bandwidth. It's trust. How do you verify identity, prevent impersonation, and establish confidence between strangers who will never meet? Humans have been working on this for thousands of years, and the internet broke most of what we'd figured out.
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