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- 1Napoleonic war briefing decoded after 217 years unread▼Breaking the Cipher of the Napoleonic war briefing, unread for 217 years
A researcher has broken the code of an encrypted Napoleonic-era military letter addressed to Marshal Auguste de Marmont, which had gone unread for 217 years. The write-up walks through how the cipher was cracked and what the decrypted briefing reveals about wartime communications of the period, drawing interest from history and cryptography enthusiasts alike.
- 2Cloudflare to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates●Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe # TLS # certificates # Cloudflare said Tuesday it plans to issue quantum-proof TL
Cloudflare announced on Tuesday that it plans to issue quantum-proof TLS certificates, positioning itself among the first certificate authorities to adopt cryptography designed to withstand attacks from future quantum computers. The move anticipates the day quantum machines could break today's encryption, and observers see it as a significant step in hardening web security infrastructure ahead of that threat.
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The US National Security Agency has released a primer on post-quantum cryptography, explaining encryption methods designed to resist attacks by future quantum computers. The guidance comes as governments and companies race to migrate from algorithms that quantum machines could eventually break, amid growing concern over 'harvest now, decrypt later' threats to sensitive data.
- 4AI cracks German military cipher unsolved since 1918●🎮 Pause geek — Un chiffre militaire allemand de 1918 résistait à tous les cryptanalystes depuis 108 ans. Une IA l'a craq
A German military encryption from 1918 that resisted cryptanalysts for over a century has finally been broken by artificial intelligence. The news, shared widely in French-speaking tech circles, highlights how modern AI solved a code that had stumped human experts for 108 years, with commenters marvelling that the machine cracked it as easily as a simple captcha.
- 5Shor's algorithm and the push for post-quantum cryptography●# ITByte : Shor's # Algorithm is a # Quantum algorithm for finding the prime factors of an integer. It was developed in
Shor's algorithm, developed in 1994 by American mathematician Peter Shor, is a quantum algorithm for finding the prime factors of an integer. Its theoretical power threatens widely used encryption based on factoring difficulty, and its existence has prompted a global shift toward post-quantum cryptography as researchers and governments prepare for future quantum computers.
- 6Infosec newcomer introduces themselves on Mastodon●Hello Mastodon! I'm into Computer # Security , # Programming , # ReverseEngineering , # Hacking , # Linux , # AmateurRad
A newcomer has introduced themselves to Mastodon's infosec community, listing interests including computer security, programming, reverse engineering, hacking, Linux, cryptography, privacy, open source and amateur radio, with a focus on technology that helps people communicate. The post is drawing modest engagement from the security-focused corner of the decentralized social network.