Security Layer (Autheo)
The cross-cutting layer of Autheo's infrastructure stack that provides identity, authorization, TLS, post-quantum cryptography, and attestation across every other layer.
Autheo's security layer sits between the Layer 1 trust foundation and the mesh network in the platform stack, providing identity verification, authorization, TLS encryption, post-quantum cryptography, and attestation services used throughout the rest of the infrastructure. Post-quantum cryptography (NIST standards Kyber, Dilithium, and Falcon) is part of this layer's roadmap but is not yet threaded into the live system as of this entry; it should be described as in development, not currently active.
Related Terms in identity
Decentralized Identity
Decentralized identity is a model of digital identity management where individuals control their own credentials and data without relying on a central authority such as a government database, social media platform, or corporate identity provider. On Autheo, decentralized identity is implemented through TheoID, a sovereign on-chain identity system built into the Layer-0 OS.
View definition →Post-Quantum Cryptography
Cryptographic algorithms designed to resist attacks from both classical and quantum computers. Autheo uses Kyber, Dilithium, and Falcon algorithms.
View definition →TheoID (formerly AutheoID)
Post-quantum sovereign identity layer using Kyber, Dilithium, and Falcon cryptographic algorithms to provide authentication and digital asset sovereignty.
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