Laurie wrote Apache-SSL,[1] the basis of most SSL-enabled versions of the Apache HTTP Server.

He developed the MUD Gods, which was innovative in including online creation in its endgame.

[2] Laurie also has written several articles, papers[3][4][5][6] and books,[7][8] and is interested in ideal knots and their applications.

[11] According to Laurie, he had little involvement with WikiLeaks, and didn't know who ran the site other than Julian Assange.

[13] In 2024, Ben Laurie together with Al Cutter, Emilia Käsper and Adam Langley received the Levchin Prize “for creating and deploying Certificate Transparency at scale””.