How and why XSalsa20/XChaCha were designed, and why they’re secure.| Dhole Moments
As we look upon the sunset of a remarkably tiresome year, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about cryptographic wear-out. What is cryptographic wear-out? It’s the threshold when you&#…| Dhole Moments
If you’re reading this wondering if you should stop using AES-GCM in some standard protocol (TLS 1.3), the short answer is “No, you’re fine”. I specialize in secure implemen…| Dhole Moments
If you’re like most people, you don’t have a strong opinion about CBC-MAC. In fact, if you’re like most people, you don’t have a strong opinion about any crypto primitive. T…| A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering