In our everyday lives, we have to manage risks constantly. Going down the stairs there is a possibility to slip and fall, riding a car may get you into an accident, the groceries you buy may be out of date and give you food poisoning.
And yet, despite all the risks, you do take the stairs, get into a car and eat. Why on Earth?
Recently, during an eID ecosystem demo, a presenter took the Estonian national eID card of her two year old toddler and did log into the Estonian State Portal - to demonstrate the endless possibilities of Estonian eID ecosystem to our honourable guests. These possibilities are endless, indeed.
Some 20 years ago Bruce Schneier warned against creating your own cryptographic algorithms at home. The original story was titled “Memo to the Amateur Cipher Designer”. The popularity of the topic has not fallen since then, and the Google search “Never roll your own encryption” will still result in multiple hits.