{"slug":"trust-stack-history","title":"The trust stack of every era of computing","summary":"ARPANET, DNS, SSL, DKIM, OAuth, FIDO, HATI. Six layers of trust over 57 years. Each began as a feature and became plumbing.","lede":"Sixty years of computer networks; six trust layers. Each emerged when its predecessor's assumptions broke. The agentic era is the seventh moment.","date":"2026-05-04","reading_time":"7 min","category":"Brand","tags":["history","protocols","timeline","trust"],"image":"https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Trust%20Stack%20History/1500_900/blog.jpg","url":"/blog/trust-stack-history.html","wordcount":760,"related":["dns-of-human-trust","seven-layers-of-trust","verifiable-humanity-new-email"],"schema":"Article"}