KEL

What a Key Event Log (KEL) is, how it works, and why KERI uses one instead of a shared blockchain.

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A Key Event Log (KEL) is the heart of every KERI identifier. It is an append-only, cryptographically chained record of every significant action an identifier takes — and it is controlled by the identifier's owner, not a shared network. The clips below, drawn from KERI Conference 2026, explain what a KEL is and why it matters.

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It's KERI or Surveillance

Highlights from Samuel Smith's response to the Five Eyes warning on frontier AI.

KERI

What Key Event Receipt Infrastructure (KERI) is and why it enables portable, verifiable digital identity.