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> This is arguably the safest library you can use if you are adopting crypto. The documentation is a delight to read and the abstractions make it difficult to m
by ignoramous 3y ago
> This is arguably the safest library you can use if you are adopting crypto. The documentation is a delight to read and the abstractions make it difficult to make mistakes.
Its Daniel J Bernstein's world, we merely live in it:
- http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2016-March/028824.html http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2016-March/02...
- https://cr.yp.to/highspeed/naclcrypto-20090310.pdf https://cr.yp.to/highspeed/naclcrypto-20090310.pdf
- twsted 3y agoVery interesting, thanks for the links.
- sillysaurusx 3y agoWhat a fantastic essay. I’ve stolen it and submitted it as a new story. Poor Colin, always having to live in the shadow of the one critical Tarsnap failure due to a missing ++. By the way, what does “oth” stand for in your profile? You’ve made the most extensive tagged list or HN users I’ve ever seen. Thanks for that.
- Philpax 3y ago"other"?
- jszymborski 3y agoOh it's Peter Gutmann of the Gutmann method! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutmann_method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutmann_method