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.


Solving Open Source Supply Chain Security for the PHP Ecosystem

Our project, Gossamer, is the best first step to solving supply chain security for the PHP ecosystem.


PASETO is an Even More Secure Alternative to the JOSE Standards (JWT, etc.)

Announcing new versions of the PASETO protocol, which offer better arguments for security in a wider range of use cases.


Ristretto255 for the PHP Community

Introducing Ristretto255 for PHP developers


Against Cipher Agility in Cryptography Protocols

Why versioned protocols are superior to "cipher agility"-based cryptographic designs.


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.


The Definitive 2019 Guide to Cryptographic Key Sizes and Algorithm Recommendations

A simple, accessible recommendation for key sizes and recommended algorithms for various cryptographic algorithms.


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.


Slice Of PIE #01

Paragon Initiative Enterprises answers several reader questions


Security Concerns Surrounding WebAuthn: Don't Implement ECDAA (Yet)

If you're planning on implementing the W3C and FIDO Alliance's new WebAuthn standard for hardware security token support, skip ECDAA for now.


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Our Security Newsletters

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

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