Riya Sharma

@riya_sharma_systems

Security researcher and systems engineer. Writing on authentication primitives, cryptography, and zero-trust realities.

Published Stories & Essays

2 stories

Tech 3 min read

Escaping the Walled Garden: When Open-Source Software Depends on Proprietary Gates

The tension facing community-funded software like AnkiDroid demonstrates that open-source code cannot guarantee autonomy if distribution remains trapped behind proprietary app store tollbooths.

Oct 1, 2026 →

GPT-6 Astra Is Inside the House: Securing the Agentic Boundary

With OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra pushing LLMs into direct 'computer-use' territory, Riya Sharma analyzes the quiet collapse of traditional authentication boundaries.

Sep 4, 2026 →