Paragon Initiative Enterprises Blog

The latest information from the team that develops cryptographically secure PHP software.

Recap: Our Contributions to a More Secure Internet

A short summary of the work we've done to make the Internet more secure for everyone.


Improving the Cryptography of the JavaScript Ecosystem

We'll be doing for JavaScript (Node.js) what we've been doing for PHP for several years now.


Demystifying Server-Side HTTP Requests for WordPress Developers

Your webserver can initiate HTTP requests too, and securing those matters a lot.


WordPress 5.2: Mitigating Supply-Chain Attacks Against 33% of the Internet

We wrote a cryptography library entirely in PHP to make your WordPress site secure against supply-chain attacks.


CipherSweet: Searchable Encryption Doesn't Have to be Bitter

CipherSweet is a PHP library that provides searchable encryption for the most common cases a web developer is likely to encounter.


How and Why Developers Use Asymmetric (Public Key) Cryptography in Real-World Applications

A brief overview of the various common use-cases of asymmetric cryptography (also known as "public-key cryptography") from the perspective of a software developer.


Paseto is a Secure Alternative to the JOSE Standards (JWT, etc.)

Paseto (Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens) is everything JWT should be, but isn't (namely, secure)


The 2018 Guide to Building Secure PHP Software

Everything a developer needs to know to build secure software in the PHP programming language in the year 2018


The Quick Guide to Simple and Secure Automatic Updates

How to build your own automatic update system that is verifiably secure.


Checklist-Driven Security Considered Harmful

Application security has a checklist problem; we propose a better way forward.


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We specialize in cryptography and secure PHP development.

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Our Security Newsletters

Want the latest from Paragon Initiative Enterprises delivered straight to your inbox? We have two newsletters to choose from.

The first mails quarterly and often showcases our behind-the-scenes projects.

The other is unscheduled and gives you a direct feed into the findings of our open source security research initiatives.

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