[Cryptography] miniLock seems pretty interesting

[Jonathan Thornburg]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 09:48:32AM -0400, Eric Mill wrote:
> I saw this announced at HOPE X this weekend:
> 
> http://minilock.io/
> 
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> 
> The developer has a video <http://vimeo.com/101237413> and slides
> <http://minilock.io/files/HOPEX.pdf> to go along with it,

Page 8 of the slides pdf is a description of cryptocat with no mention
of it's gaping holes.  This does not inspire warm&fuzzy feelings about
top-notch crypto programmers:
  http://tobtu.com/decryptocat.php
  http://adamcaudill.com/2013/07/04/do-one-thing-right/

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