--- title: "Richard Shepherd (@richarddid) | Hashnode" description: "Founder at DID.app. Read the latest articles by Richard Shepherd on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@richarddid" --- @richarddid # Richard Shepherd @richarddid · England · Joined May 2020 Founder at DID.app [Website](https://did.app/) ### [What strategies do you use to achieve deep focus in your work?](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/what-strategies-do-you-use-to-achieve-deep-focus-in-your-work?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Sinking deep into a flow-state of intense focus has always been hard to do but now more than ever. So what are your favourite ways of achieving deep focus? If you’re like me, the slightest interruption can have a really negative effect on my work. T... 3 min read · [didapp.hashnode.dev](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/what-strategies-do-you-use-to-achieve-deep-focus-in-your-work?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 12, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-strategies-do-you-use-to-achieve-deep-focus-in-your-work/5f33d4ae24a82e16a0633758) ### [The Most Pressing Authentication Processing Pain Points In 2020](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/the-most-pressing-authentication-processing-pain-points-in-2020?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Authentication online has become amazingly complex in the last 20 years. What began as a simple password problem in the seventies, is now an opulent buffet of different authentication options together with very real regulatory and security considerat... [didapp.hashnode.dev](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/the-most-pressing-authentication-processing-pain-points-in-2020?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-most-pressing-authentication-processing-pain-points-in-2020/5ee385c2c595b7ea716e3a2a) [Jun 12, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-most-pressing-authentication-processing-pain-points-in-2020/5ee385c2c595b7ea716e3a2a) ### [Building The Best One Click Sign In](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/building-the-best-one-click-sign-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Abstract: One click sign in using device authentication offers convenience and security to the user. One click sign in allows users to authenticate in just one click. Delivering this was the reason DID.app was started. This is our story of implement... [didapp.hashnode.dev](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/building-the-best-one-click-sign-in?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 3, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-the-best-one-click-sign-in/5ed78c25e6da1cf54d5e2be7) ### [What is OAuth? Understanding the authorization layer.](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/what-is-oauth-understanding-the-authorization-layer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) OAuth is short for Open Authorization. OAuth 2.0 is a framework for token-based authorization on the web. What does that mean? Basically, OAuth is a way for websites to share private information that belongs to an authenticated user of that websit... [didapp.hashnode.dev](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/what-is-oauth-understanding-the-authorization-layer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 2, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-oauth-understanding-the-authorization-layer/5ed6702ae6da1cf54d5e23a7) ### [What we learned from publishing a public roadmap and listening to users.](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/what-we-learned-from-publishing-a-public-roadmap-and-listening-to-users?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) To what extent do you allow your users and customers guide your development process? This is a question we have grappled with over the last year and, frankly, continue to debate passionately at our morning pow wow. But, today is the first time we h... [didapp.hashnode.dev](https://didapp.hashnode.dev/what-we-learned-from-publishing-a-public-roadmap-and-listening-to-users?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 28, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-we-learned-from-publishing-a-public-roadmap-and-listening-to-users/5ecfc96a957247ce0a4ed1f3)