Life enthusiast.| Ricky Mondello
I recently had the privilege and pleasure of co-writing a post on the Swift programming language blog about Apple’s Password Monitoring service and its re-write from Java to Swift. The positive impact on memory use and overall throughput were stunning. Give it a read!| Ricky Mondello
This post briefly summarizes part of a talk I gave in 2018. All information in this post has been accessible on YouTube since then. There is no new information or news in this post. On Mastodon recently, jsveningsson@mastodon.social asked me: Having an annoying argument on Threads about Apple generated passwords. Every iOS Password (like hupvEw-fodne1-qabjyg) […]| Ricky Mondello
Note: This post is intended for people interested in using and contributing to the Password Manager Resources open source project. I am writing it in a personal capacity, as a maintainer and contributor to an open source project that I am passionate about. I recently contributed two new quirks to the Password Manager Resources open […]| Ricky Mondello
I’ve never attended a conference before in a personal capacity[1]. Sure, I’ve worked events my employer has put on and spoken at conferences about what I do professionally, but I’d never paid money to show up somewhere just to learn, get inspired, or hang out. That changed a few weeks ago, when I visited Portland, […]| Ricky Mondello
Important Note: Although I work at Apple and am deeply involved in the creation of its new Passwords app, in this post I am speaking only for myself and not for Apple. There is no “news” in this post, or any kind of “inside scoop”. My intention is to help the kind of person who […]| Ricky Mondello
In the last few months, I’ve made some important and positive changes in my life. I’ve been letting people know when I catch up with them, but I’d like the changes to be in the open. Hence this post, which is a self-indulgent update on my life for people who either care about me or […]| Ricky Mondello
I’m doing an AMA (ask me anything) on Mastodon today.| Ricky Mondello
Update: I’m doing an AMA (ask me anything) on Mastodon today, December 18. Over the last week, my opinion of the Mastodon project and software, as well as the “Fediverse”, has completely changed. I was pretty skeptical of it, but after giving it a chance, I’m participating and having fun. Let’s rewind back to the […]| Ricky Mondello
I grew up in a small town in upstate New York, Dover. On July 12, 2008, on this blog, I documented a part of the lead-up to me graduating high school: There’s a little tradition at Dover High School – graduating seniors can elect to paint a mural on the high school’s driveway. It’s a […]| Ricky Mondello
I presented a session at WWDC this year. You can find the video on developer.apple.com, or in the WWDC app. If you’re interested in how apps and websites authenticate users, or you’d like to know how I’ve been spending some of my time at Apple, it’s worth checking out. An aside: This was the fourth […]| Ricky Mondello
Magic links, those emailed one-time login links, are annoying and inconvenient for folks who use a password manager, but they radically accept some fundamental truths about signing in for everyone else. By layering passkeys on top of magic links, websites can provide a seamless authentication experience for all users.| Ricky Mondello
Some background on me: I’m a software engineer working in what I call “usable security”. I’m passionate about this field because advancements can tangibly improve people’s lives, making their computing experiences easier and accounts more secure at the same time. This post contains some of my personal thoughts. It does not represent anyone else or [...]| Ricky Mondello