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This isn't (necessarily) a security vulnerability; merely an observation that I don't think has been articulated adequately within the cryptography community. I thought it would be worth capturing somewhere public so that others can benefit from a small insight when designing cryptosystems. Background Once upon a time, there was Symmetric Encryption, which provided confidentiality, but...
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Here's a problem you might be familiar with: I keep forgetting what AEAD exactly means and why you would ever use it. Yes, I know the acronym stands for "Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data", but does that really clarify anything? Not to me, so I've finally decided to sit down and write this blog post as a piece of help for my future self... and for anyone else who finds AEAD hard to retain.
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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...
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A storytelling approach in the style of Blade Runner for introducing cryptography concepts.
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