Geopolitical uncertainties and advancing cryptographic technologies are reshaping enterprise identity architecture. While organizations migrated from on-premises Active Directory to cloud solutions for better user experience, self-sovereign identity (SSI) frameworks now present a paradigm shift toward decentralized identity management.

This presentation examines how the Swiss E-ID transforms enterprise identity strategies beyond government services. We analyze the technical foundations of SSI implementations, comparing zero-knowledge proof mechanisms with confidential computing approaches for secure credential storage and selective disclosure.

The Swiss E-ID offers enterprises potential advantages: streamlined employee onboarding through verifiable credentials, enhanced customer identity verification, reduced authentication complexity, and elimination of password-based vulnerabilities. Organizations can leverage E-ID-style infrastructure for both internal authentication and customer-facing services, creating unified identity ecosystems.

We explore theoretical applications through two scenarios: traditional on-premises identity repatriation and E-ID-enabled enterprise deployment, demonstrating how organizations might achieve digital autonomy while delivering superior user experiences. We examine business implications including potential cost reductions, security improvements, and how confidential computing addresses secure storage challenges in SSI implementations.

Join us to explore how E-ID adoption could create new opportunities for enterprise identity management.

About the speaker

Alessandro De Carli

Co-founder and CEO of Papers

Alessandro De Carli is an entrepreneur and engineer with a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Zurich, specializing in software security. As the co-founder and CEO of Papers, a Swiss mobile security software house, Alessandro scaled the team to 25 employees and built a client base that spans Fortune 500 companies across sectors from global investment banks to government defense. Among its flagship products is Hypergate, a mobile Single Sign-On solution whose technology is used daily by the largest federal and local government agencies and critical infrastructure providers — including 5 Fortune 100 companies. Today, Alessandro leads Acurast, a decentralized compute protocol that transforms spare smartphones into a powerful distributed compute network. Acurast not only advances sustainability by upcycling devices but also enables critical cybersecurity use cases such as Resiliency testing with DDoS simulations, showcasing the protocol’s ability to deliver secure, large-scale, real-world computing power. Through these projects, Alessandro continues to push the boundaries of security, decentralization, and applied cryptography, redefining how technology can serve both enterprises and society at large
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