Feb 10 · 29 min read · Part 1: Encoding and Decoding What is Encoding? Encoding is the process of converting data from one format to another. It's about representation, not security. Think of it like translation: you're changing the language, but the message is still reada...
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Jan 19 · 9 min read · Cryptography is one of the most important safeguards applied over any data. To make data unreadable for unintended people is a really complex task, since if the encryption is not complex enough, it could easily be reverse engineered back to plaintext...
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Dec 9, 2025 · 8 min read · Picture this: It's 2034, quantum computers are cracking 256-bit encryption like it's a children's puzzle, and your grandma's digital will containing her secret cookie recipes and crypto portfolio is suddenly visible to anyone with a quantum laptop in...
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Dec 3, 2025 · 1 min read · I . Introduction: Why Trust Matters in a Trustless World Every time you log into a banking portal, check your email, or make an online purchase, you are relying on a handshake of trust that happens in milliseconds. Your browser needs to answer two fu...
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Jul 27, 2025 · 2 min read · In this challenge, we intercepted an encrypted communication between Cipher and three associates—Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman. The intercepted file contained an RSA-encrypted message that we were tasked to decrypt in order to reveal a secret key. The ...
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Jun 17, 2025 · 1 min read · Love the thrill of cracking secret codes? Discover the top cipher ideas that bring any mystery escape room to life! From Pigpen to Morse and directional puzzles, Great Escape Bendigo shares escape room design secrets that elevate every game. Whethe...
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May 18, 2025 · 4 min read · When we think about encryption, we usually imagine a process that simply turns plaintext into ciphertext and back again. But in the real world, encryption often needs to do more than just conceal data. Modern applications demand stronger integrity, s...
Join discussionJun 30, 2024 · 1 min read · The the theory of confusion and diffusion was given by Claude Shannon. Confusion and diffusion are both cryptographic techniques that are used to stop the deduction of the secret writing key from the attacker. The major differences between confusion ...
Join discussionMar 30, 2024 · 10 min read · ↘ This article presents our recent discovery of a pattern in Kryptos K4, the famous unsolved code. This potential breakthrough may reveal the use of a distinctive encryption technique. We also present “K4nundrum”, an open-source tool we created to ex...
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