The Matasano Crypto Challenges (2013)

Re:The Matasano Crypto Challenges (2013) by jaas on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:34AM (#15037667)

I've used these challenges in a few different contexts, they're great.

I taught myself rust by implementing solutions to these challenges, and I taught a CS class in which I had students improve their C language skills by implementing solutions to these challenges. Students got some crypto knowledge on the side!

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Re:The Matasano Crypto Challenges (2013) by thenewwazoo on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:22PM (#15038138)

I also learned Rust by completing (the first couple of sets of) these challenges. It was fan-damn-tastic. Way, way better than Project Euler, or reimplementing Yet Another Blog Engine or whatever. I can't recommend them highly enough, and I learned some useful crypto too!

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Re:The Matasano Crypto Challenges (2013) by sokoloff on Thursday August 17, 2017 @07:48PM (#15042136)

I used them to teach myself F# (or more accurately, to force myself to apply F#). Enjoyed the challenges and the learning (of both crypto and F#).

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Re:The Matasano Crypto Challenges (2013) by tptacek on Thursday August 17, 2017 @03:02PM (#15039798)

These kinds of comments really make my day. Thanks!

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