Writing & Insights — Reyad Alfaiturihttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/Notes, ideas, and thoughtful explorations by Reyad Alfaituri.enReyad AlfaituriAI Agent Security in 2026: Identity and Authorization Are the New Perimeterhttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ai-agent-security-identity-authorization/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ai-agent-security-identity-authorization/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriLearn why AI agents create new identity, authorization, prompt-injection, and access-control risks—and how organizations can begin securing them.Conditional Access Without the Marketing Languagehttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/conditional-access-without-marketing/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/conditional-access-without-marketing/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriA practical explanation of how Microsoft Entra Conditional Access evaluates signals, applies policy, and makes access decisions—and where its protection stops.Li-Fi in 2026: Where Is the Technology Now?https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/lifi-in-2026/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/lifi-in-2026/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriAn evidence-led look at optical wireless communication, IEEE standardization, practical constraints, hybrid Wi-Fi designs, and the niches where Li-Fi may matter.Open-Weight AI: When Does Running Your Own Model Make Sense?https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/open-weight-ai-local-models/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/open-weight-ai-local-models/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriA decision framework for local and self-hosted AI that separates downloadable weights from open source and weighs privacy, control, cost, hardware, and operations.Microsoft Entra Passkeys: Preparing for the Move Away From SMShttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/microsoft-entra-passkeys-sms-retirement/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/microsoft-entra-passkeys-sms-retirement/Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriMicrosoft is making passkeys the default Entra authentication experience. Learn what changes, why SMS is being retired, and how IT teams should prepare.Post-Quantum Migration Starts With a Cryptographic Inventoryhttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/post-quantum-cryptography-migration-inventory/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/post-quantum-cryptography-migration-inventory/Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriPost-quantum migration is no longer theoretical. Learn why cryptographic inventory, dependency discovery, and migration planning should begin now.EU AI Act Transparency Rules: What Product Teams Need to Knowhttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/eu-ai-act-transparency-rules-2026/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/eu-ai-act-transparency-rules-2026/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriEU AI Act transparency obligations began applying in August 2026. Learn what developers and deployers should review for AI interaction and generated content.AI Privacy in Canada: Lessons From the OpenAI and Grok Investigationshttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ai-privacy-canada-openai-grok/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ai-privacy-canada-openai-grok/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriCanadian privacy regulators issued significant AI findings in 2026. Here are the practical lessons for products handling personal information.Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2: Where Local Generative AI Makes Sensehttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-edge-ai/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-edge-ai/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriRaspberry Pi's AI HAT+ 2 brings local generative AI to Raspberry Pi 5. See where edge AI makes sense—and where cloud services still win.WordPress 7.0 Performance: What Developers Should Actually Testhttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/wordpress-7-performance/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/wordpress-7-performance/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriWordPress 7.0 continues Core performance and platform work. See what changed, what developers should test, and why site architecture still matters more.After Li-Fi: What IEEE 802.11br Could Changehttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ieee-802-11br-enhanced-light-communications/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ieee-802-11br-enhanced-light-communications/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriIEEE 802.11br is developing enhanced light communications beyond 802.11bb. Learn what its optical bands, WDM, and multi-link work could change.AI Model Licensing: What OpenMDW 1.1 Changes for Developershttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/open-ai-model-licensing-openmdw/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/open-ai-model-licensing-openmdw/Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriAI model licensing is evolving. Learn what OpenMDW 1.1 addresses and why developers must distinguish downloadable weights from genuinely open AI.Post-Quantum Wi-Fi: What IEEE 802.11bt Is Trying to Protecthttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/post-quantum-wifi-ieee-802-11bt/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/post-quantum-wifi-ieee-802-11bt/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriIEEE 802.11bt is developing post-quantum security for Wi-Fi. Learn what it targets in authentication, key establishment, and handshake protocols.Docker or native ERPNext installation?https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/docker-vs-native/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/docker-vs-native/Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriA practical decision framework for choosing between Docker and native Bench deployment in the ERPNext Developer Toolkit.Understanding the services behind ERPNexthttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/erpnext-architecture/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/erpnext-architecture/Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriA clear introduction to the web, worker, queue, cache, database, scheduler, proxy, and persistent-data responsibilities in an ERPNext stack.A staged approach to Ubuntu server hardeninghttps://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ubuntu-server-hardening/https://reyadalfaituri.com/articles/ubuntu-server-hardening/Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReyad AlfaituriHarden an Ubuntu server without losing sight of access, service verification, updates, logging, backup, and recovery.