No More "Security Through Obscurity"
Reading the section on the "Credential Management Crisis." We are currently securing billion-dollar AI flows by hoping nobody finds the API key text file. It’s insane.
Quiet hook: Your API key is a bearer asset. If I steal it, I am you. Kite changes this to cryptographic binding.
Actionable insights: "Cryptographic binding to principal." Even if a hacker steals the agent's key, they can't sign transactions because they don't have the delegation proof from the root identity.
Mini-story time:
A friend got drained because a bot pushed a .env file to GitHub. Classic. With Kite, that leaked key would be useless without the real-time signature from the hierarchy.
Conceptual model:
It’s 2FA, but baked into the math of every single transaction, without the user having to tap "Approve" on a phone.
Rethinking moment:
We accept insecurity because it's convenient. Kite is proving security can be autonomous too.
Late-night thought:
The future of security isn't stronger passwords; it's removing the need for passwords entirely.
