Dhole Moments
Writings about information security, cryptography, software, and humanity, from a member of the furry fandom.
From the Furry Fandom…
Opinionated Guides by Vega Deftwing
Vega of Opinionated Guides (OpGuides for short) recently asked to interview me for their website hosted on Github Pages. You can read the interview here if that strikes your fancy. Opinionated Guides is a quite excellent learning resource for various topics ranging from engineering to art, music, and philosophy. One thing I really like about […]
Soa Talks (Latest Posts)
On the Word “Nonce” in Cryptography and the UK
Earlier today, I made a Twitter shitpost that confused a lot of folks from the UK. Now, anyone can be forgiven for not knowing what AES-GCM-SIV is, or for being confused by the grammar of the meme. But the source of confusion was the word “nonce”. Let’s talk about what the word “nonce” means in […]
Dead Ends in Cryptanalysis #2: Timing Side-Channels
Previously on Dead Ends in Cryptanalysis, we talked about length-extension attacks and precisely why modern hash functions like SHA-3 and BLAKE2 aren’t susceptible. The art and science of side-channel cryptanalysis is one of the subjects I’m deeply fascinated by, and it’s something you’ll hear me yap about a lot on this blog in the future. […]
Why Furries Make Excellent Hackers
Briefly explaining the Infursec prevalence within InfoSec
