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Re:DecryptoCat by _b8r0 on Thursday July 04, 2013 @01:45PM (#5991678)
> Shit, think of the chilling effect this even has on anyone out there who wants to try to build some security/crypto stuff.

As someone who is currently in the process of building some security/crypto stuff it has certainly made me think a lot about releasing it.

Having said that, while I wish the crypto community got out more and interacted with people more often in order to learn how to be less douchey about it, the fact is that I'm now unsure whether releasing my code will be safe. I'm not a pro-cryptographer, just a lowly pentester. Not sure what I'll do now.

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Re:DecryptoCat by IsThisObvious on Thursday July 04, 2013 @05:35PM (#5992545)
> I'm not a pro-cryptographer, just a lowly pentester. Not sure what I'll do now.f

Release it with a big "WARNING - EXPERIMENTAL" at the top and don't claim it's a secure solution for end-users?

That seems to be what the complaint is about, not that people are experimenting in crypto.

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