security · keiauth

KeiAuth — your private key is a matrix, not a password.

A matrix-as-private-key authentication scheme for the lab's own admin panels, replacing hardware-vendor PKI (the kind a YubiKey or an Apple Secure Enclave provides) with a cognitive-identity primitive the lab derived itself. Patent-pending.

What it does

KeiAuth issues and verifies an identity from an evolving state matrix rather than a static secret or a vendor-specific hardware key. A birth step establishes the identity, an evolution step lets it change over time, and a challenge/verify pair proves possession — a Proof-of-Resonance in the lab's own terminology.

Why not WebAuthn

Hardware-vendor PKI (YubiKey, platform Secure Enclaves) is solid, but it is a third-party trust anchor and a supply-chain dependency. KeiAuth is the lab's own primitive, built to secure its own internal admin surfaces — overlay-network control, lead-generation webhook signing — without that dependency.

Where it stands

The core Rust crate is complete with 57 of 57 tests passing. Integration into the lab's live admin panels is a separate, in-progress track.