[Cryptography] Round Robin Cipher Design Group

[Ray Dillinger]

On 06/16/2015 06:08 PM, Tamzen Cannoy wrote:
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>> On Jun 16, 2015, at 2:16 PM, Ray Dillinger <bear at sonic.net> wrote:

>> I would like to form a mailing list whose participants design
>> and implement cryptographic code and then break each other's
>> designs.
>
>
> I'm going to ask that people interesting in this project, reply
directly to Ray and not to the list, I will be winnowing replies. Once
the list is all set up, I will happily let the announcement go thru on
this list.
>

Well, I guess this is the announcement.

I've been startled at the enthusiastic response to what I
thought was going to be a tiny and highly specialized list
announcement.  More than twenty people have already indicated
their interest and/or subscribed, and I expect a "second wave"
when word reaches more lists and communities.  So it looks
like this is going to be a real thing, and I'll do my best
to keep it working well.

The mailing list 'Crypto-Practicum' is now up.  You can
subscribe, or manage your subscription, at

https://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/crypto-practicum

In case it wasn't clear from the original message, the mandate
here is not limited to algorithms and cipher design only; it
includes implementation strategies, application design, and
integration as well. I mentioned basic algorithms specifically
because most cryptography communities tend to treat them as
either off-topic or as mere curiosities, because "Amateurs
shouldn't ever design ciphers, they'll get it wrong."

Crypto-practicum specifically intends to NOT treat them as
off-topic, because doing it and getting it wrong is really
the only way to learn how to do it and get it right.

So, Crypto-Practicum is about all aspects of designing,
implementing, analyzing, breaking,and fixing pretty much
anything that needs to be secured with cryptography.

			Bear


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