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Guys I've been thinking about this recently
So the telegraph has existed for a while, and became widespread in 1800s. Charles Babbage worked on the first mechanical #computers in the 1820s
What would be the earliest point in time in which a #Bitcoin like #Blockchain could've been made?
As I understand it all the system needs is a #network of computers each running a program that checks for transactions
I'm wondering if a different hash function was used it could be a lot simpler to implement into hardware, but if mechanical computing wasn't powerful enough for that the earliest might've been after WWII with the code breaking machines that the Allies invented
Any boosts would be greatly appreciated!
I discovered this today, I haven't checked it out too much though.
Big news this week for #cryptography geeks! @nist is going to standardize a code-based public key system for post-quantum encryption. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/03/nist-selects-hqc-fifth-algorithm-post-quantum-encryption (More things to add to the second edition!
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Enhancing CA Practices: Key Updates in Mozilla Root Store Policy, v3.0
"US politicians and privacy campaigners are calling for the private hearing between Apple and the UK government regarding its alleged encryption-busting order to be aired in public."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/apple_uk_encryption_hearing/
"Colloquially, the IPA is referred to as the Snooper's Charter since its aims are to legally empower intelligence agencies with greater surveillance powers."
ShulginSigning: A Standard For A High-Integrity, Secure, Modern Digital Signature Scheme using SPHINCS+ and ED448 (with hedged signatures)
https://github.com/sileneundula/ShulginSigning/tree/main
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/sileneundula/ShulginSigning/tree/main
Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users
https://www.theverge.com/news/629620/apple-iphone-e2ee-encryption-rcs-messaging-android
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.theverge.com/news/629620/apple-iphone-e2ee-encryption-rcs-messaging-android
Do not store data in a cloud unless you control the encryption keys.
Post Quantum Migration of Tor. It will be interesting to see when the Tor Project starts implementing #PQC in arti and tor:
https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/479.pdf #cryptography #tor #privacy
Enhancing CA Practices: Key Updates in Mozilla Root Store Policy, v3.0 https://lobste.rs/s/emajqr #browsers #cryptography #security
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2025/03/12/enhancing-ca-practices-key-updates-in-mozilla-root-store-policy-v3-0/
Constant-Time Code: The Pessimist Case
https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/435
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/435
Do we have an idea of how close #quantam computers are to factoring large numbers? Is it 5, 10 or 20 years away? Or do you think its likely that #RSA is broken and they can already factor hundred digit composites?
I've only got a basic understanding of these systems from Wikipedia articles
#cryptography #Encyption #security
Status Report on the Fourth Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2025/NIST.IR.8545.pdf
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2025/NIST.IR.8545.pdf
My next class at Dark Star Magick in #PDX will be about the Steganographia, and what we know about it. I will also talk about my own work with the #cryptography in that book. It should be good! Online spots are also available. #magic #occult https://darkstarmagick.com/events-main/class-the-hidden-code-of-the-steganographia/
MLS is Coming to Wire App
https://wire.com/en/blog/mls-is-coming-to-wire-app-learn-more
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://wire.com/en/blog/mls-is-coming-to-wire-app-learn-more
