Authorization, reimagined

Authorize the device, not the user

KeyBound stores persistent identity keys on devices and virtual devices. Admins authorize machines directly. No user accounts, no password resets, no phishing vectors.

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The shift

Traditional auth

  • Admins manage user accounts
  • Users carry credentials between devices
  • Device is a second factor, if at all
  • Shared workstations need shared logins
  • BYOD requires MDM enrollment

KeyBound

  • Admins authorize specific devices
  • Identity keys live on the device itself
  • Device IS the identity, not a factor
  • Authorize the kiosk once, done
  • Browser instances get their own identity

How it works

Every device, physical or virtual, gets a persistent cryptographic identity that admins control.

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Persistent device keys

Each device generates and stores a cryptographic key pair. The private key never leaves the device. The public key registers with KeyBound.

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Virtual devices

Apps and browser instances are first-class devices. A Chrome profile, a mobile app, a CLI tool. Each gets its own bound identity.

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Admin-controlled

Administrators approve, revoke, and audit device identities. No self-service credential creation. The admin decides which devices get access.

Built for real problems

Shared kiosks
Hospital check-in terminals, retail point-of-sale, library computers. Authorize the machine once instead of managing 50 user accounts that share one login.
BYOD browsers
Contractors need access from their own laptop. Authorize their browser instance without enrolling their personal device in your MDM.
Compliance audit
Healthcare, finance, government. Know exactly which device accessed which resource and when. Device-level audit trails, not user-level guesswork.
App isolation
Each application instance carries its own device identity. Microservices authenticate as devices. API keys become device-bound and non-transferable.

The device is the identity. Everything else follows.

KeyBound is building the authorization layer that should have existed from the start. Device-first. Admin-controlled. No passwords required.

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