Aduna’s Number Verification is a real improvement over SMS OTP. But stronger attestation is not the same thing as stronger identity.
Aduna’s Number Verification is a real improvement over SMS OTP. But stronger attestation is not the same thing as stronger identity. Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hardening-lock-locksmiths-door-niels-goldstein-ewv5e/
Aduna’s Number Verification is a real improvement over SMS OTP. But stronger attestation is not the same thing as stronger identity.
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Aduna’s Number Verification is a real improvement over SMS OTP. But stronger attestation is not the same thing as stronger identity. Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hardening-lock-locksmiths-door-niels-goldstein-ewv5e/
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My argument: carrier network verification should be treated as a better witness, not a final verdict. The real question is not “how strong is this signal?” It is “how many independent witnesses agree, and what would it cost an attacker to compromise all of them?”
I wrote about trust concentration, Salt Typhoon, SMS OTP, and why identity systems need corroboration instead of single-source certainty:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hardening-lock-locksmiths-door-niels-goldstein-ewv5e/
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Added to database: 07/10/2026, 00:02:23 UTC
Last updated: 07/10/2026, 00:02:23 UTC
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