PWDither

Ephemeral human-mediated authentication using randomized verification interactions.

RESEARCH CONCEPTAuthentication

The Problem

Traditional authentication relies on static secrets. PWDither explores ephemeral secrets, user glyph selection, obfuscated verification interfaces, browser/app concepts, and NFC extensions where the human mediates verification through randomized interactions that resist replay and observation.

The Approach

Authentication research involving: ephemeral secrets, user glyph selection, obfuscated verification interfaces, browser/app concepts, NFC extension concepts. Explicitly identifies accessibility concerns and proposes nonvisual alternatives (haptic/audio mechanisms).

What Exists Today

✓Research concept documented
✓Ephemeral secret model defined
✓Glyph selection mechanism specified
✓Accessibility alternatives proposed (haptic/audio)
✓Browser/app/NFC concepts outlined

//What It Does Not Prove

What this project does not prove.

✗Authentication concept / prototype direction only
✗Zero-knowledge security properties not production-verified
✗Accessibility alternatives not implemented
✗No deployment demonstrated

Evidence

Authentication research model with ephemeral secrets, user glyph selection, obfuscated verification interfaces, browser/app/NFC concepts, and accessibility alternatives (haptic/audio)

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RESEARCH-CONCEPT

Artifact: PWDither research documentation

Version: research-concept

Environment: Research documentation

Date: 2026-08

Result:

Research concept documented with ephemeral secret model, glyph selection mechanism, accessibility alternatives proposed, and browser/app/NFC concepts outlined.

//Verification Boundary

Authentication concept / prototype direction only. Zero-knowledge security properties not production-verified. Accessibility alternatives not implemented. No deployment demonstrated.

SymID SessionGlyph 1t0ke Guardian Intake Gateway

Source Artifacts

📄PWDither research documentation
📄PWD and SymID integration notes