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Part 1: Why Post-Quantum Multi-Recipient Encryption?
Dec 10, 2025
Why encrypt-once / decrypt-many needs post-quantum crypto: HNDL risk and the tholos-pq motivation. This is part 1 of a 3-part series on tholos-pq, a Rust crate for encrypting one message to many recipients with NIST post-quantum cryptography.
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Part 3: Hardening a Crypto Crate in Public
Dec 10, 2025
This is part 3 of a 3-part series on tholos-pq. What public review broke in tholos-pq packaging — malleability, deps, docs — and what still isn’t promised.
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Part 2: Inside tholos-pq — Wire Format and Algorithm Suite
Dec 10, 2025
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on tholos-pq suite and wire format: ML-KEM-1024, XChaCha20-Poly1305, ML-DSA-65, CBOR envelopes.
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Noise_IK vs Noise_XX
Nov 18, 2025
Article 18: A Detailed Comparison of Two Interactive Handshake Patterns in the Noise Protocol Framework
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Explanating Noise_NN Pattern
Nov 17, 2025
Article 17: The Noise_NN pattern is the simplest interactive handshake in the Noise Protocol Framework. It stands for 'No static keys, No pre-shared knowledge.'
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Noise_IK vs Noise_XK Comparison
Nov 16, 2025
Article 16: Noise_IK vs Noise_XK: A Detailed Comparison of Two Key Handshake Patterns in the Noise Protocol Framework
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Noise_IK Handshake Details
Nov 15, 2025
Article 15: The Cryptographic Pattern Often Used in Secure VPNs and Related to Mining Security Layers
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What is WireGuard Mining Security
Oct 14, 2025
Article 14: WireGuard is a fast, modern VPN protocol that many miners use as an additional security and privacy layer around their mining setups.
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Noise Protocol Details
Sep 13, 2025
Article 13: The Noise Protocol Framework is the core cryptographic engine that secures nearly all modern Stratum V2 connections.
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Stratum Protocol V2: The Modern Standard for Miner-Pool Communication
Jul 11, 2025
The Stratum Protocol V2 (often abbreviated as Stratum V2 or SV2) is the current industry-standard communication protocol that connects individual mining hardware to mining pools.