cryptologie.net

cryptography, security, and random thoughts

Hey! I'm David, cofounder of zkSecurity, research advisor at Archetype, and author of the Real-World Cryptography book. I was previously a cryptography architect of Mina at O(1) Labs, the security lead for Libra/Diem at Facebook, and a security engineer at the Cryptography Services of NCC Group. Welcome to my blog about cryptography, security, and other related topics.

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Enough with salts?

2015-04-03 blog

An update on an old post from 2007 entitled Enough With the Rainbow Tables: What You Need to Know About Secure Password Schemes from Thomas Ptacek. This time from Jeff Jarmoc: Enough With the Salts: Updates on Secure Password Schemes

suggested reads:

→ How to store passwords? Hash or KDF? • blog

→ User authentication with passwords, What’s SRP? • blog

→ Cryptography Resources by Matthew Green • blog

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Enough with salts?

04-03 blog

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📖 my book

Real-World Cryptography is available from Manning Publications.

A practical guide to applied cryptography for developers and security professionals.

🎙️ my podcast

Two And A Half Coins on Spotify.

Discussing cryptocurrencies, databases, banking, and distributed systems.

📺 my youtube

Cryptography videos on YouTube.

Video explanations of cryptographic concepts and security topics.

currently reading:

Enough with salts?

04-03 blog

recent posts:

New cryptologie.net

07-20 blog

Weaponizing AI Assistants: With Their Permission

07-20 blog

What are Schwartz-Zippel circuits? How do they relate to iterative constraint systems?

05-29 blog

Short Note On Montgomery Reduction: Why Operating Modulo b?

05-24 blog

Still confused by Plonk's permutation?

03-13 blog

📖 my book

Real-World Cryptography is available from Manning Publications.

A practical guide to applied cryptography for developers and security professionals.

🎙️ my podcast

Two And A Half Coins on Spotify.

Discussing cryptocurrencies, databases, banking, and distributed systems.

📺 my youtube

Cryptography videos on YouTube.

Video explanations of cryptographic concepts and security topics.