r/crypto

Three questions about Apple, encryption, and the U.K.

Seeking References on Constraint Optimization in Circom

Hello everyone, I am a university student currently conducting research to simplify constraints written in the Circom language. My goal is to reduce the number of constraints generated during circuit compilation, thereby increasing the efficiency of the system. I am …

Using passkeys PRF extension for file encryption

Apple turns off data protection in the UK rather than comply with backdoor mandate

Probe Security Without Identification - Anonymous credentials

How far can i push close-source code towards being "private and secure"?

im familiar with Kerckhoffs principle and the importance of transparency of implementation when it comes to cryptography, but as a thought excersise, i want to investigate how far i can go with close source. i notice there are big players …

Join us at FHE.org next week on Feb 27th at 3PM CEST for an FHE.org meetup with Alain Passelègue, researcher at CryptoLab, who will be presenting "Low Communication Threshold Fully Homomorphic Encryption".

For anyone already going to RWC in March, you can swing by FHE to learn about homomorphic encryption too. Fees are waived for students.

Wired - A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage

How much of Coding Theory needs to be learnt for understanding Post-Quantum Algorithms (like McEliece etc) based on Codes?

I don't know Coding Theory at all - not even Hamming Codes. I know pre-Quantum Asymmetric systems reasonably well & I also understand Abstract Algebra reasonably well. I was trying to look up Coding Theory & it seems like a …