Cryptography Is the Easy Part
The algorithms almost never break. Key custody, rotation, and crypto agility do, and 2026 has the receipts. Why a record that must outlast its own keys has to be designed for change from the first line.Originally published at https://mickai.co.uk/articles/cryptography-is-the-easy-part. Mickai is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System; the Open Audit Record signs every artificial intelligence action before it executes, post-quantum and offline-verifiable. 101 filed UK patent applications, Mickai LTD (Companies House 17166618).
Authors
- Micky Irons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5511-5858)
Institutions
- Maryland Institute College of Art (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20674413
- Primary Topic
- Cryptography and Data Security
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00