Phil Windley's Technometria

Policy Authoring and Analysis with AI

In my last post, I argued that policy does not belong in an LLM prompt. Authorization is about authority and scope, not about persuading a language…

Dec 22 • Phil Windley

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AI Is Not Your Policy Engine (And That's a Good Thing)

When building a system that uses an large language models (LLMs) to work with sensitive data, you might be tempted to treat the LLM as a decision-maker.

Dec 18 • Phil Windley

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November 2025

The First Agentic Internet Workshop

Summary: The first Agentic Internet Workshop (AIW1) took place on October 24, 2025, the day after IIW 41, bringing together a global group to explore…

Nov 6 • Phil Windley

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Internet Identity Workshop XLI Report

Summary: IIW XLI brought 287 people together at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View for three days of dynamic sessions on identity, personal…

Nov 5 • Phil Windley

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October 2025

Visa Isn't Centralized and Neither Is First Person Identity

Visa isn’t centralized.

Oct 1 • Phil Windley

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September 2025

From IIW to the Agentic Internet Workshop

We’re just a few weeks away from the next Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), happening October 21–23, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain…

Sep 18 • Phil Windley

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Early Access to Dynamic Authorization

Learn about adaptive acccess control!

Sep 9 • Phil Windley

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July 2025

June 2025

Let's Stop Phoning Home

When you're the parent of a teenager out late at night, the prospect of them phoning home might seem reassuring.

Jun 3 • Phil Windley

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May 2025

Leaving AWS

At the end of April, I wrapped up my time at AWS.

May 22 • Phil Windley

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April 2025

What IIW Participants Value Most

Last week, I posted a report on IIW XL, our fortieth event.

Apr 23 • Phil Windley

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Internet Identity Workshop XL Report

This past week, we held the 40th Internet Identity Workshop—a milestone event that brought together a global community of builders, dreamers, and…

Apr 21 • Phil Windley

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