Public private keys? Having a registry per user that can see data with a private key for them?
Too pgp-y (i have my problems with that tbh), but im not a cryptographer
Too pgp-y (i have my problems with that tbh), but im not a cryptographer
November 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Public private keys? Having a registry per user that can see data with a private key for them?
Too pgp-y (i have my problems with that tbh), but im not a cryptographer
Too pgp-y (i have my problems with that tbh), but im not a cryptographer
Probably a good time to become a cryptographer
November 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Probably a good time to become a cryptographer
Mine as well. It's a great story. Marks & Co. has quite a family history. Benjamin's son, Leo Marks was a brilliant Cryptographer during WW11.
November 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Mine as well. It's a great story. Marks & Co. has quite a family history. Benjamin's son, Leo Marks was a brilliant Cryptographer during WW11.
I am so sorry that the NYT is out NYT-ing itself. Your job is truly an impossible one. Like a cryptographer breaking the Nazi code. Just when you get the absurdity pitch just right, they increase it.
November 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I am so sorry that the NYT is out NYT-ing itself. Your job is truly an impossible one. Like a cryptographer breaking the Nazi code. Just when you get the absurdity pitch just right, they increase it.
Dotty downstairs neighbor who turns out to be a brilliant cryptographer and strategist
yall lacking for conversation starters? check this out: What Would Be Your Role In A Heist. always gets the party going
November 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Dotty downstairs neighbor who turns out to be a brilliant cryptographer and strategist
still only 9 working hours. it used to be like 17 when i was a cryptographer.
November 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
still only 9 working hours. it used to be like 17 when i was a cryptographer.
Wdym too PGP-y? I *am* a cryptographer so I might be able to suggest something better if you can articulate what’s wrong with it.
November 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Wdym too PGP-y? I *am* a cryptographer so I might be able to suggest something better if you can articulate what’s wrong with it.
The Florentine Vitruvius: Leon Battista Alberti, Renaissance humanist architect, mathematician, cryptographer, ‘universal man’ (1404-1472); author of landmark study De Re Aedificatoria, written between 1443-1452 and published in 1485 (first printed book on architecture).
Santa Maria Novella Florence
Santa Maria Novella Florence
November 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Florentine Vitruvius: Leon Battista Alberti, Renaissance humanist architect, mathematician, cryptographer, ‘universal man’ (1404-1472); author of landmark study De Re Aedificatoria, written between 1443-1452 and published in 1485 (first printed book on architecture).
Santa Maria Novella Florence
Santa Maria Novella Florence
Hal Finney, the recipient of the very first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi, was also an elite cryptographer who ran the world's first cryptographic proof-of-work system back in 2004.
November 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Hal Finney, the recipient of the very first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi, was also an elite cryptographer who ran the world's first cryptographic proof-of-work system back in 2004.
I'm super excited for Abdul El-Sayed, but my cryptographer brain is gonna fucking BREAK at seeing the AES abbreviation everywhere.
November 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm super excited for Abdul El-Sayed, but my cryptographer brain is gonna fucking BREAK at seeing the AES abbreviation everywhere.
SPIES&VESPERS
@SpiesVespers
IT’S TIME FOR STRANGE SPY FACTS!HOBBIES AND PURSUITS EDITION
Yank cryptographer Herbert O. Yardley who established America’s Black Chamber, then blabbed about it was skilled poker player. Last published work The Education of a Poker Player(1957).A favorite of Ian Fleming
@SpiesVespers
IT’S TIME FOR STRANGE SPY FACTS!HOBBIES AND PURSUITS EDITION
Yank cryptographer Herbert O. Yardley who established America’s Black Chamber, then blabbed about it was skilled poker player. Last published work The Education of a Poker Player(1957).A favorite of Ian Fleming
November 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
SPIES&VESPERS
@SpiesVespers
IT’S TIME FOR STRANGE SPY FACTS!HOBBIES AND PURSUITS EDITION
Yank cryptographer Herbert O. Yardley who established America’s Black Chamber, then blabbed about it was skilled poker player. Last published work The Education of a Poker Player(1957).A favorite of Ian Fleming
@SpiesVespers
IT’S TIME FOR STRANGE SPY FACTS!HOBBIES AND PURSUITS EDITION
Yank cryptographer Herbert O. Yardley who established America’s Black Chamber, then blabbed about it was skilled poker player. Last published work The Education of a Poker Player(1957).A favorite of Ian Fleming
My dumb brother's a cryptographer (which I presume will be a profession like cooper or blacksmith soon) and I have tried so hard to keep those cards close to my chest for decades. Looking forward to finding out where I've slipped up
November 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
My dumb brother's a cryptographer (which I presume will be a profession like cooper or blacksmith soon) and I have tried so hard to keep those cards close to my chest for decades. Looking forward to finding out where I've slipped up
Do not roll out your own crypto. But then how hare cryptographer made ? Any guidance on this ?
November 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Do not roll out your own crypto. But then how hare cryptographer made ? Any guidance on this ?
Questions about the Ichorous Innovations hierarchy? Hector's poor priorities are here to help!
… Though he famously thinks he's not living in a horror story, and that he'll come out of this okay.
Back the MELT: REFRAIN print run and get this memento of a better time as a two-page spread inside. 🩸
… Though he famously thinks he's not living in a horror story, and that he'll come out of this okay.
Back the MELT: REFRAIN print run and get this memento of a better time as a two-page spread inside. 🩸
November 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Questions about the Ichorous Innovations hierarchy? Hector's poor priorities are here to help!
… Though he famously thinks he's not living in a horror story, and that he'll come out of this okay.
Back the MELT: REFRAIN print run and get this memento of a better time as a two-page spread inside. 🩸
… Though he famously thinks he's not living in a horror story, and that he'll come out of this okay.
Back the MELT: REFRAIN print run and get this memento of a better time as a two-page spread inside. 🩸
OTD 1988: The Morris worm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm
In delicious irony, R.T. Morris's father was, at the time, Chief Scientist for the NSA's National Computer Security Center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(cryptographer)
In delicious irony, R.T. Morris's father was, at the time, Chief Scientist for the NSA's National Computer Security Center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(cryptographer)
November 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
OTD 1988: The Morris worm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm
In delicious irony, R.T. Morris's father was, at the time, Chief Scientist for the NSA's National Computer Security Center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(cryptographer)
In delicious irony, R.T. Morris's father was, at the time, Chief Scientist for the NSA's National Computer Security Center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(cryptographer)
On October 25, the Free Software Foundation presented EncryptFest 2026. The event featured a video made especially for the event by renowned cryptographer Bruce Schenier: Bruce Schneier on why encryption is important — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software buff.ly/yFoQ3R7
Bruce Schneier on why encryption is important — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software
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buff.ly
November 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
On October 25, the Free Software Foundation presented EncryptFest 2026. The event featured a video made especially for the event by renowned cryptographer Bruce Schenier: Bruce Schneier on why encryption is important — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software buff.ly/yFoQ3R7
Unhackable! No cryptographer could break this.
Anstray ightsray!
Anstray ightsray!
October 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Unhackable! No cryptographer could break this.
Anstray ightsray!
Anstray ightsray!
My friend is looking to hire a cryptographer for a short project! DM me if you're interested or have any recs
October 31, 2026 at 2:11 AM
My friend is looking to hire a cryptographer for a short project! DM me if you're interested or have any recs
it stings to see (because im making these posts on this site hoping for the opposite) a billion dollar heist that boils down to "people really really don't want to run their own servers"
moxie.org/2022/01/07/w...
moxie.org/2022/01/07/w...
My first impressions of web3
Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to click...
moxie.org
October 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM
it stings to see (because im making these posts on this site hoping for the opposite) a billion dollar heist that boils down to "people really really don't want to run their own servers"
moxie.org/2022/01/07/w...
moxie.org/2022/01/07/w...
Sitting in front of the screen feeling like a Cold War cryptographer only to realize you and eleven other people all decided 13 was 'too cursed for anyone else to touch'.
October 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Sitting in front of the screen feeling like a Cold War cryptographer only to realize you and eleven other people all decided 13 was 'too cursed for anyone else to touch'.
“Moxie Marlinspike, a dreadlocked squatter who sailed a $1,000 wreck to the Caribbean with bags of bricks for anchors, built Signal and the encryption guarding billions of WhatsApp and Messenger chats, then got Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to run his code.”
a fascinating read
a fascinating read
Meet Moxie Marlinspike: The Anarchist Sailor Who Built Signal and Encrypted Billions of Chats | HackerNoon
The contradictions are the man. An anarchist who ran the world's most important privacy infrastructure like an autocrat. A cryptographer who distrusts tech.
hackernoon.com
October 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Moxie Marlinspike, a dreadlocked squatter who sailed a $1,000 wreck to the Caribbean with bags of bricks for anchors, built Signal and the encryption guarding billions of WhatsApp and Messenger chats, then got Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to run his code.”
a fascinating read
a fascinating read
Hmm Philips en Crypto argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/fo...
Former Philips top cryptographer admits to compromising encryption devices
The crypto department at Philips has on several occasions compromised the encryption of devices used for secure communication. This statement is made by Cees Jansen, former top cryptographer at Philip...
argos.vpro.nl
October 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Hmm Philips en Crypto argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/fo...
hey! look at this piece of dogshit! we finally made this pathetic pretend poor-kid east coast worm cut off his dreads. fool doesn't even go out in the bay because he knows he'll get jumped bad, worthless state department/twitter security ghoul. fucking die!
hackernoon.com/meet-moxie-m...
hackernoon.com/meet-moxie-m...
Meet Moxie Marlinspike: The Anarchist Sailor Who Built Signal and Encrypted Billions of Chats | HackerNoon
The contradictions are the man. An anarchist who ran the world's most important privacy infrastructure like an autocrat. A cryptographer who distrusts tech.
hackernoon.com
October 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
hey! look at this piece of dogshit! we finally made this pathetic pretend poor-kid east coast worm cut off his dreads. fool doesn't even go out in the bay because he knows he'll get jumped bad, worthless state department/twitter security ghoul. fucking die!
hackernoon.com/meet-moxie-m...
hackernoon.com/meet-moxie-m...
"[un]prompted II--The AI Security Practitioner Conference" session "Math Ability has Consequences — #AI #Cryptanalysis" by Markku-Juhani O. Saarinen, Cryptographer, Hardware Architect, Professor of Practice
October 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"[un]prompted II--The AI Security Practitioner Conference" session "Math Ability has Consequences — #AI #Cryptanalysis" by Markku-Juhani O. Saarinen, Cryptographer, Hardware Architect, Professor of Practice