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by a-dub 1458 days ago
> Many developers see security people as annoying creatures, always pointing out mistakes and criticizing incorrect decisions. A cryptographer is considered more malignant: they know math and can tell you actual probabilities of some of your failures. They also yell crypto is not a cryptocurrency and don’t roll your own crypto often. That would be us.

> The precise definition of the second proverbial phrase depends on the context and has changed over the last couple of decades, but most of the time it means Do not design your cryptosystems, especially if you don’t know anything about them.

this post looks interesting but i can't get past this writing style. sorry. : /