Cryptography is the art of creating mathematical / information theoretic guarantees for who can do what with data, including but not limited to the classical example of making a message readable only to those who hold the secret key.
This subreddit is intended for links and discussions surrounding the theory and practice of strong cryptography, which lives at an intersection of math, programming, and computer science.
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Rules (along with normal reddiquette)
Don't forget to read our rules page! The list on that page is also the one used as this sub's report reasons. The simple version;
- Do not ask people to break your cryptosystem without first sharing the algorithm. Sharing just the output is like...
- Codes, ciphers, ARGs, and other such "weak crypto" don't belong here. (Rule of thumb: If a desktop computer can break a code in less than an hour, it's not strong crypto.) You're probably looking for /r/codes.
- "Crack this cipher" challenges also belong in /r/codes unless they're based on interesting crypto implementation bugs, e.g. weak RSA keys.
- Familiarize yourself with the following before posting a question about a novel cryptosystem, or else risk is nobody will take their time to answer:
- Systems that use crypto are not necessarily relevant here, e.g. Bitcoin. Maybe try /r/cryptocurrency? Also see the list of related subs below.
Resources:
Subreddits that may be of interest to crypto folks:
Theory:
Practical:
Educational, hobbyist:
Political and in the news:
Software:
Related:
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