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codes and keys French software engineer may have cracked the Zodiac killer's code David Pescovitz
codes Odd letters and numbers appearing on cars in Redding, California David Pescovitz
DICEWARE This Welsh password generator might keep you safe from hackers, but definitely from dragons Thom Dunn
adi shamir The world's preeminent cryptographers can't get visas to speak at US conferences Cory Doctorow
authentication Banksy's art authentication system displays top-notch cryptographic nous Cory Doctorow
the purloined letter Hide and seek: A catalog of useful steganography tools Cory Doctorow
ghost users Debunking "ghost users": MI5's plan to backdoor all secure messaging platforms Cory Doctorow
headsetup Sennheiser's headphone drivers covertly changed your computer's root of trust, leaving you vulnerable to undetectable attacks Cory Doctorow
codebreaking World War II Enigma cipher machine up for auction David Pescovitz
Entropy Wall How these lava lamps are securing the internet Rusty Blazenhoff
hunting of the snark Puzzles that teach the fundamentals of crypto's essential, elusive zero-knowledge proofs Cory Doctorow
freedom Apple CEO Tim Cook demands Obama White House formally defend Americans' right to strong encryption Xeni Jardin
antique Enigma encryption machine from World War II sells for $233,000 David Pescovitz
moxie marlinspike Moxie Marlinspike profiled in WSJ. Obama thinks secure messaging apps like the one he built are "a problem." Xeni Jardin
cryptography Cicada 3301 is a mysterious organization seeking "highly intelligent individuals" Mark Frauenfelder
cryptography NSA cracked CIA "Kryptos" sculpture before CIA Rob Beschizza
steganography SkypeHide promises to hide secret messages in silent Skype packets, even when authorities are listening Xeni Jardin
narcoviolence Google execs: our technology can be used to fight narcoviolence in Mexico Xeni Jardin
dubious fame What it's like to be the subject of a conspiracy theory Maggie Koerth
cryptography Wiretapping and crypto: those who snoop can still snoop Xeni Jardin