Paragon Initiative Enterprises Blog

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

Let's Make 2017 the Year of Simply Secure PHP Cryptography

Our plan to make libsodium a core PHP extension and write a userland polyfill for PHP 5.2.4+


Everything You Know About Public-Key Encryption in PHP is Wrong

The perils and pitfalls involved with implementing public-key encryption in a PHP project, and how to do it right.


Do-It-Yourself Hand-Crafted, Boutique, Artisinal Cryptosystems

How to quickly and effectively design a secure, custom cryptography protocol for your applications.


The PHP Security Platinum Standard: Raising the Bar with CMS Airship

Announcing the first release of CMS Airship, which establishes the new PHP security platinum standard of today and the gold standard of tomorrow.


Solve All Your Cryptography Problems in 3 Easy Steps

A layman's introduction to using Halite, our libsodium wrapper


Keyggdrasil, Continuum, and the Cryptography Powering CMS Airship

A deep dive into the cryptography protocols that will secure your blog, should you choose to deploy CMS Airship.


How to Safely Store Your Users' Passwords in 2016

Salted Password Hashing with Argon2, Scrypt, Bcrypt, and PBKDF2


Choosing the Right Cryptography Library for your PHP Project: A Guide

If you're wondering which cryptography library you should use in your project, this should help make the decision easier.


The Comprehensive Guide to URL Parameter Encryption in PHP

If you ever wondered the best way to encrypt a username or row ID for an obfuscated URL in PHP, this is the article for you.


You Wouldn't Base64 a Password - Cryptography Decoded

A human-readable overview of commonly misused cryptography terms and fundamental concepts.


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