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Head of Engineering @ Para

How we think about Security at Para

How we think about Security at Para

Para is a security company. Wallet infrastructure happens to be what we build with that focus in mind. The ordering matters, because it explains a number of decisions that look like over-engineering from the outside. Four years into building wallets and key management, now supporting 15M+ end users across

Solana Passkeys: The Future of Crypto Wallet UX

Solana Passkeys: The Future of Crypto Wallet UX

Originally published on the Helius blog TL;DR: 1) Passkeys enable passwordless, seedless Solana wallet onboarding via secure, device-bound sessions. Since WebAuthn passkeys use P-256 (incompatible with signing transactions on Solana’s Ed25519), they can’t sign transactions directly. 2) Para solves this by using passkeys for session