Beyond Credentials, in seven parts

Seven articles by members of the working group, each on one idea, written to stand on their own and to point back to the paper. Published from 30 October 2026. Some parts appear first in The Security Breakdown.

Parts that have run

Part 1 of 7 30 October 2026

The door doesn’t have to issue the credential

Issue-then-verify was a workaround for a machine that couldn’t recognize a person. Government-issued digital identity adds a path that does not need it.

Kabir Maiga, PassiveBolt; Founding Member, NFID Foundation

Part 2 of 7 6 November 2026

What does this mean for your panel and PACS?

How verified identity reaches the panel, and why the installed base keeps working.

Jonathan Horvath, Z-bit Systems; Chair, Technical Working Group

Coming parts

Part 3 Complementary, not competing, Zachary Klares, PDQ Coming

Part 4 How trust resolves, Sal D’Agostino, IDmachines Coming

Part 5 Deployable where it is regulated, Travis Willis, LEGIC Coming

Part 6 Verification at the door, on the device, Ezra Ozer Coming

Part 7 The ten gaps, and where each one stands, Jonathan Horvath, Z-bit Systems; Chair, Technical Working Group Coming