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| | neilmadden.blog
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| | If you read or watch any recent tutorial on symmetric (or "secret key") cryptography, one lesson should be clear: in 2018 if you want to encrypt something you'd better useauthenticated encryption.This not only hides the content of a message, but also ensures that the message was sent by one of the parties that has access...
| | blog.cryptographyengineering.com
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| | If you've hung around this blog for a while, you probablyknow how much I like to complain. (Really, quite a lot.) You might even be familiar with one of my favorite complaints:dumb cryptostandards. More specifically:dumb standards promulgated by smart people. The people in question almost always have justifications for whatever earth-shakingly stupid decision they're about...
| | paragonie.com
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| | A developer's short guide to encryption, authentication, and authenticated encryption with examples in PHP
| | unchained.com
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| [AI summary] The article argues that bitcoin's blockchain is only viable because it requires a native currency to secure the network, and since all blockchains compete for the same monetary use case, bitcoin is the superior choice for storing value.