Security & privacy
What is true today, and what is only planned.
No superlatives here. Each item below says what exists now, what is in build, and what is only a plan. thewrit is in early development and has not had an independent security review.
Demo today In build Planned Status labels used below.
Rotating pass
In buildThe pass is designed as a short-lived, signed code that refreshes every 20 to 30 seconds (a starting point, not a promise). The door app checks signature, expiry, replay, and revocation. A screenshot of an old code should fail those checks.
Today: the screens on this site use a decorative pattern, not a real code. The pass-signing service is not finished.
Provider-hosted ID capture
PlannedWhen a guest verifies, document and selfie capture happen inside a third-party identity provider’s own flow. Our design is to receive only a result: verified or not, the method, the date, and an age-threshold statement. No provider has been selected or integrated yet.
We will describe a check as “government authenticated” only if a provider actually does authoritative source checks. Otherwise we will not say it.
Minimal data
In buildThe design keeps raw ID images and face templates out of our own database. What a venue sees at the door is a photo, a name, an age-threshold status, verification method and time, and venue-specific prompts.
Venue-controlled policy
In buildEach venue chooses its own rules, such as always requiring a physical ID check, and the door screen shows those prompts. A check at another venue never auto-admits anyone.
Venue isolation
Demo todayOne venue’s records are separated from another’s by database-level access rules. Automated isolation tests pass against synthetic data on a test database. That is a development test, not an audit.
Audit log
In buildEvery door decision is designed to be recorded with who decided, what they chose, and when. Access to those records is limited to people the venue authorizes.
Opt-in sharing
PlannedSharing details of an earlier check between venues needs the guest’s separate consent, and each venue chooses whether to use it. Sharing is off by default.
Deletion and export
PlannedGuests will be able to request deletion and export of their data. Retention schedules and exceptions required by law are still with counsel, so we are not publishing numbers yet.
What we do not do
No face recognition
The first version does not match faces at the door. Staff compare the photo by eye.
No shared blacklist
There is no cross-business ban list. If anything like it is ever proposed, it would need a written legal and fairness design first.
No guarantee against fake IDs
We do not claim to eliminate fake IDs or to authenticate documents ourselves. Providers run their own checks, and no check is perfect.
Not done yet
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Independent security assessment | Not done. |
| Legal and privacy review (alcohol rules, biometric privacy, state privacy law) | Pending with counsel before any live pilot. |
| Published privacy policy and terms | Placeholders only. Full documents come after legal review. |
| Identity provider integration | Not started. |
| This website | Static. No cookies, no analytics, no third-party scripts. The contact form sends only what you type, after a CAPTCHA. |
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Questions about the details?
We would rather answer a hard question now than a surprised one later.