Scott A
ciphper.bsky.social
Scott A
@ciphper.bsky.social
Cryptography and software security nerd

https://scottarc.blog
Come for the Go implementations of ML-DSA and SLH-DSA, stay for the introduction to side-channel mitigation techniques.

blog.trailofbits.com/2025/11/14/h...

#golng #crypto #cryptography #postquantum
How we avoided side-channels in our new post-quantum Go cryptography libraries
We’ve released open-source Go implementations of ML-DSA and SLH-DSA.
blog.trailofbits.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reposted by Scott A
I've never witnessed an experts vs non-experts split like on Kyber/ML-KEM.

No cryptographer I know thinks ML-KEM was intentionally weakened, or knows any cryptographer who does.

Meanwhile, enthusiasts in issue trackers are all but certain.

It would be impressive if it wasn't sad and worrying.
June 17, 2024 at 6:12 AM
One thing I like about Bluesky so far is, despite not following many accounts, my timeline is extremely weird.

In a good way, I mean.
June 5, 2024 at 12:43 PM
scottarc.blog/2024/06/04/a...

Attacking NIST SP 800-108

(AES-CMAC KDF in Counter Mode, Loss of Key Control Security)
Attacking NIST SP 800-108
If you've never heard of NIST SP 800-108 before, or NIST Special Publications in general, here's a quick primer: Special Publications are a type of publication issued by NIST. Specifically, the SP 800...
scottarc.blog
June 4, 2024 at 7:58 AM