With our mission to support the development of usable technology solutions to advance digital security and preserve privacy as a fundamental human right, we see wallets as fundamental to empowering users and our security auditing efforts essential to enabling the effective use of wallets. Wallet developers must implement robust security
Since 2015, Least Authority has been working with zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to further enable privacy, improve security, and encourage the implementation of zero-knowledge proofs in Web3 technologies and beyond. Although Zcash spun out of Least Authority with the Electric Coin Company in 2016, we continued to work on zero-knowledge proofs
MetaMask launched MetaMask Snaps Open Beta on September 12, 2023. Snaps extend the functionality of the MetaMask extension, which can then be used by connected DApps, for example, to add support for chains, conduct transaction inspections etc. How MetaMask Snaps Work First and foremost, the extension of the functionality should
On April 3, 2023, Least Authority performed a security audit of the Ava Labs Subnet Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). We are pleased to announce that upon completion of the audit, Ava Labs has elected to make the findings of that report available to the public. Ava Labs maintains AvalancheGo, the
Our government affairs and legal counsel teams at Least Authority traveled to Washington DC in early April to attend the Global Privacy Summit 2023 hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). As Least Authority builds privacy-enhancing technology, we found it paramount to join, meet, and network with other
Least Authority would like to announce the creation of the “Least Authority Security Index”, a tokenized collection of our most security-dedicated clients. This index will provide diversified exposure to crypto assets that have a high security rating, showing their commitment to high standards of security, as determined by Least Authority
Our MoonMath Manual to zk-SNARKs is generating a lot of interest and so we’ve put together answers to some of the most common questions. What are zk-SNARKs and why should I care? Zk-SNARKs, or zero-knowledge succinct non-interactive arguments of knowledge, is a type of zero-knowledge proof that allows for the
Human-centered design is one of the key approaches Least Authority adopts alongside security- and privacy-by-design. Our human-centered design process involves building an understanding of user needs and experiences, while using those learnings to shape design and development goals and iterations. The case studies below provide examples of this approach. The