Re:Crypto 101 – Introductory course on cryptography
by serge2k on Friday December 02, 2016 @03:09PM
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> that the average programmer or software engineer should leave these things to recognized cryptographers
Study and experimentation are how you end up with recognized cryptographers.
This very sensible attitude of "Use the recommended library with recommended settings" seems to get pushed to the point where it becomes "Don't bother learning". I don't think it's intentional of course.
Study and experimentation are how you end up with recognized cryptographers.
This very sensible attitude of "Use the recommended library with recommended settings" seems to get pushed to the point where it becomes "Don't bother learning". I don't think it's intentional of course.