The Carrier Layer for
Cryptographic Authority

The PTERI Wallet is one interface into this carrier layer. It allows users and systems to hold authority, sign requests, approve actions, and authorize transactions.

PTERI operates consistently across identity, payments, APIs, and AI workflows using the same underlying authority model.

What PTERI Is

PTERI is the carrier layer that holds and enforces cryptographic authority across digital systems.

Modern infrastructure relies on assumptions: a password implies identity, an API key implies permission, an account implies control. These assumptions fail at scale-especially in automated, distributed, and AI-driven environments.

PTERI replaces these assumptions with deterministic cryptographic authority. Authority is proven mathematically at request time, not inferred from stored credentials, behavioral signals, or centralized trust.

The wallet itself is not the product-it is a control interface into a broader authority system.

! The Problem PTERI Solves

The internet’s security model is structurally fragile. Across identity systems, payment rails, and APIs, the same failures repeat:

Identity is guessed using passwords, inbox access, and heuristics
Authority is shareable through tokens, API keys, and session secrets
Control is centralized, enabling mass compromise
Automation amplifies damage, especially with AI systems

Each breach, account takeover, and unauthorized action is not an implementation bug-it is a failure of the trust model itself. PTERI addresses this root problem by removing shared secrets and centralized authority entirely.

Authority Without Guessing

PTERI enforces authority using cryptographic proof.

Instead of asking “does this look like the right user?”, PTERI verifies “can this request be cryptographically proven right now?” This model has several critical properties:

  • Authority is non-transferable
  • Proof is stateless and independently verifiable
  • Decisions are binary: allow or deny
  • No historical behavior is required
  • No centralized recovery or override exists

This makes PTERI suitable for environments where correctness matters more than convenience, including enterprise systems and automated workflows.

The PTERI Carrier Layer

The carrier layer is the foundation that all PTERI capabilities sit on.

Responsibilities

  • Verifying cryptographic signatures
  • Enforcing policy and scope
  • Validating authority at request time
  • Rejecting unauthorized actions deterministically

Consistent Across

  • a human login
  • a system-to-system API call
  • a payment authorization
  • an AI agent action

There are no special cases and no parallel trust paths.

What Makes PTERI Different

PTERI improves security by removing entire classes of failure, not by layering defenses.

No passwords or OTPs
No API keys or bearer tokens
No session storage
No behavioral surveillance
No inbox access

Instead, authority is always proven cryptographically by the entity making the request. This reduces attack surface rather than expanding it.

Where PTERI Is Used

PTERI is designed as infrastructure, not a single-purpose application.

  • Replacing OTP-based authentication without rewriting existing apps
  • Securing high-risk access such as admin panels and internal tools
  • Authorizing transactions without intermediaries or custodial trust
  • Enforcing API access without static secrets
  • Delegating limited authority to AI agents safely

Each use case relies on the same carrier layer and authority model.

PTERI Use Cases

Self-Custody and Control

Authority in PTERI is self-custodial by design.

  • Cryptographic keys are generated and held by users or systems
  • Kakr Labs never holds private keys
  • There are no backdoors or override mechanisms
  • Authority cannot be reset or recovered by a third party

This model eliminates the need to trust the platform operator and places control with the authority holder.

Security Boundaries

PTERI enforces authority cryptographically, not behaviorally.

Non-Claims:
  • PTERI does not protect compromised devices
  • PTERI does not mitigate user-approved malware
  • PTERI does not address physical coercion

What PTERI guarantees is deterministic enforcement of authority wherever cryptographic proof can be verified.

Built for Existing Systems

PTERI is designed to integrate with existing infrastructure. Organizations do not need to rewrite applications or migrate entire stacks.

The carrier layer can sit alongside legacy systems and replace shared-secret mechanisms incrementally. This makes adoption practical for enterprises and complex environments.

How PTERI Works

PTERI is not a collection of products. It is one trust layer that verifies identity and intent through signed actions and independent verification.

PTERI Ecosystem Diagram

Our Platforms

  • PTERI Wallet

    /0.1

    Self-custodial identity and payment wallet. Your keys, your authority, your funds. No intermediaries, no shared secrets.

  • Authentication

    /0.2

    Passwordless authentication using cryptographic proof. Replace OTPs and passwords with deterministic verification.

  • Identity

    /0.3

    Deterministic identity for humans and AI. Authority is proven cryptographically, not inferred from behavior.

  • AI Delegation

    /0.4

    Cryptographic Power of Attorney for AI agents. Scoped, time-bound, revocable authority without root key access.

    How Pteri Secures AI Agents
  • Payments

    /0.5

    Self-custodial payments secured by cryptographic authority. Settlement without intermediaries or custody.

  • API Authorization

    /0.6

    Enforce API access through cryptographic proof. No API keys, no bearer tokens, no shared secrets.

PTERI FAQs

About Kakr Labs

Kakr Labs builds cryptographic infrastructure that replaces guess-based security with deterministic authority.

The company focuses on identity, authentication, authorization, payments, and AI-safe delegation using a single, self-custodial authority model.

Build on proof, not assumptions.