Research before
rhetoric.
IrisKey is built on a patented credential architecture, filed before disclosure. One filed and live UK patent, five patent families, and validation work under way with automotive research universities.
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Patent portfolio
The filed and pending position, stated plainly. Filing detail is shared under NDA during licensing discussions.
Intellectual property
IrisKey is Coventry-based and IP-licensing only. Filing details are shared under NDA during licensing discussions.
Patent before disclosure, NDA before conversation, licence rather than manufacture. IP that appreciates over decades, not products that depreciate over quarters.
IRISKEY™ and Authority Before Autonomy™. Identity Before Automation™ and the Five-Gate Authority Engine™ are introduced in the 2026 research monograph.
SME News UK Transport Awards 2026 — Best Transport Safety & Security Technology Innovator.
Standards and assurance
Defence and public-sector procurement does not accept “it works” as an answer. The credential architecture already carries that discipline — deterministic invalidation, no operator workaround, an audit trail built to hold up to scrutiny. IrisKey is engaged with UK defence and public-sector innovation programmes and working toward the standards that sector requires. Validation work is under way with automotive research universities, with a DfT / Innovate UK pitch in preparation.
Current engagements
Every statement on this page is traceable to IrisKey.ai published material. Nothing is stated that cannot be evidenced during technical due diligence.
What continuous authorisation changes.
A high-level view of the ideas behind IrisKey’s research. The complete technical framework — the reference architecture, trust boundaries, authority token lifecycle, threat taxonomy and coverage analysis — is shared under non-disclosure.
A decision is not a moment
Authority is evaluated continuously while an action is live, rather than granted once at the start and assumed thereafter.
A layer, not a replacement
IrisKey is licensed into systems that already exist. It sits inside what an organisation runs today rather than asking it to start again.
Trust that crosses organisations
Authority has to hold between parties that do not share an identity system, and in places where connectivity cannot be assumed.
Permission that is re-earned
Context, risk and intent change while an action completes. Authorisation is withdrawn the moment it is no longer warranted.
The full technical framework, including the complete figure set, is available to licensees and evaluation partners under NDA.
Request the full technical framework under NDAEvidence, not claims.
Every statement here is traceable.
IrisKey licenses its Continuous Authorisation technology to organisations developing intelligent systems. Whether embedded into connected vehicles, national infrastructure, enterprise platforms or autonomous machines, the underlying technology remains the same. We provide the trust layer. Our partners build the solutions.
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