major update github.com/veorq/awesom...

#noncrypto bfswa.substack.com/p/the-eras-t...

Q-merch store.aumasson.jp

A perfect 1-page Friday reading → here's a fun article by Jacob Strieb about (ab)using <canvas> element in HTML and PNGs to get DEFLATE compression into older browsers (without reimplementing the whole thing in JS).

Just saw the leaked images from a former podcaster turned government official’s account being hacked. If you elect clowns, you get a circus.

As they angle for a presidential pardon in television interviews, Sam Bankman-Fried’s law professor parents file “pro se” motions for their adult son, leave voicemails with the judge, and sign documents claiming they're from him in prison.

is "Q-day" in French "le jour Q"?

NEA-7 = Kuznyechik via news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... iz.ru/2061648/vale...

this and more on my QUANTUM merch store (promo code QUBITS, valid for a week) store.aumasson.jp

Last ̶c̶h̶a̶p̶t̶ tractate of my serialized novella, and the best one. I'll collect feedback, do more editing, and get it printed. The featured photo's mine. bfswa.substack.com/p/the-ninth-...

quick note on trustlessness and SPoFs bfswa.substack.com/p/trust-them...

2026 will bring more blockchain/quantum/AI scams, hacks, overvaluations, bankruptcies; VC psyops, trolls and bots, paid articles and endorsements. Meanwhile there wont be no... - "AGI" - useful/practical quantum computers - meaningful blockchain use beyond tokenization Like the past 10 years.

Imagine it’s 2013 and you see this document from the UK sent back from the future. You’ll assume something went very wrong in that timeline.

remember email bfswa.substack.com/p/poor-johnn...

#notcrypto bfswa.substack.com/p/music-sunday

they stole my idea for browncloud somewhere there is a click farm in indonesia looking at pictures of your turds and training an AI to judge your poop and apparently it is not ass-to-ass encrypted

Build your offensive security lab with 18 DRM-free books worth $700+. Download once, read anywhere, keep forever. Pay what you want (starting around $36) and support the EFF while you’re at it: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/hacking-no-starch-books

I was really thrilled to get to work on The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens with @aumasson.jp. I think we did a good job but also apologies in advance to the teens that we tried to make jokes and generally Be Chill. Also no paywall to make it easier to share! www.wired.com/story/digita...

did that with @lhn.bsky.social

in 5 years bfswa.substack.com/p/when-will-...

The International Association for Cryptologic Research has used heliosvoting.org – my online voting system – for a number of years. This year, a trustee lost their secret key. The election has to be re-run. Below, a few thoughts that didn't fit in the NYT piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...

new blog post bfswa.substack.com/p/6-years-af...

Started a Substack. Subscribe for more crypto investment advice. bfswa.substack.com/p/quantum-co...

Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

As Apple expands its bug bounty, I spoke with VP Ivan Krstić about the significance + recent big swings like Memory Integrity Enforcement. These steps protect all users, but particularly those targeted by spyware: “We feel a great moral obligation to defend those users” www.wired.com/story/apple-...

We've built ML-DSA-B, ML-DSA powered by BLAKE3 instead of SHAKE. Up to 20% faster signing, 30% faster verification, 60x pre-hash. Code & details: github.com/PQC-Suite-B With @zooko.bsky.social @aumasson.jp @conordeegan.bsky.social from Project Eleven

Thanks to the American University of Beirut for inviting me to talk about about quantum. Amazing audience, never had that many question. Even bigger thanks to @nadim.computer for making this happen and showing me great places in Lebanon. Slides: www.aumasson.jp/data/talks/A....

as you cancel disney subscriptions, please remember to support your favorite independent media. there are amazing people doing critical work with very little support, and things are only getting harder. here are some of my favorites: www.citationneeded.news/friends/. feel free to post yours below!

The impact of Alfred Menezes in cryptography is profound. Francisco RH and I are organizing an afternoon session in Latincrypt to celebrate Alfred's career: menezesfest.info If you're coming to Medellín, consider attending!

Stablecoin www.aumasson.jp/hoax/zerosta...

QKD www.aumasson.jp/hoax/qkd.pdf

RSA

"Cryptography makes everything a key management problem" is actually a profoundly optimistic statement.

It’s time to reveal the ZK Whiteboard S3 Module 1... because it's LIVE! 🥁🥁🥁🥁 How to Build Hash Functions, with Jean-Philippe (JP) Aumasson @aumasson.jp & @nicomnbl.bsky.social Watch the full module here: zkhack.dev/whiteboard/s...

Latest Security Liberation Front issue is out! slf.fish

www.lepoint.fr/high-tech-in... but, heh, 300 push-ups

🆕⚛️🔐 Starting with iOS 26, CryptoKit gets support for quantum-secure cryptography with algorithms such as ML-KEM, ML-DSA and HPKE with X-Wing: developer.apple.com/documentatio...

I wrote a bit more about X’s new encrypted DMs and the Juicebox protocol. blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/06/09/a...

what's your favorite FIPS 140-3 L2+ HSM?