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Robert Ryan Jennings

Web logs of a software development engineer, musician, artist and hockey player.

Essays on software engineering, mobile and backend security, architecture, older systems, and the occasional adjacent obsession.

Content expressed is my own and does not reflect the opinions of any entity.

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Anthesis Update: Memory, Governance, and Beyond the SDLC

Mar 27, 2026 12:00AM
13 min read
2640 words
Anthesis Update: Memory, Governance, and Beyond the SDLC
Anthesis has shifted from one-shot agent ambitions toward governed memory, adapter abstractions, loop orchestration, SSDF enforcement, and Git-native policy verification.

Designing Secure Authentication Systems

Mar 20, 2026 12:00AM
16 min read
3392 words
Designing Secure Authentication Systems
A practical reference for designing authentication systems that can withstand compromise, replay, abuse, and operational failure.