Comment by darwinwhy Comment by darwinwhy 20 hours ago 6 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Sparse Post-Quantum Ratchet, or SPQR. Someone at Signal is a Roman history enjoyer.
Copy Link lo_zamoyski 18 hours ago Prev Next Collapse Comment - How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link throw0101d 17 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Not very. But the Roman Republic… Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link throw0101d 17 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Not very. But the Roman Republic… Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link saurik 19 hours ago Prev Collapse Comment - Or, just maybe, they are merely an enjoyer of chat apps (SPQR -> "speaker"). Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link dmesg 19 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - The (very weak) Caesar cipher was used in ancient Rome though and cryptography in general way before. It could be a silent nod to how far our achievements have gone and that encryption is a basic human desire since millennia. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link a022311 19 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Or maybe this SPQR is weak too /s Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link dmesg 19 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - The (very weak) Caesar cipher was used in ancient Rome though and cryptography in general way before. It could be a silent nod to how far our achievements have gone and that encryption is a basic human desire since millennia. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link a022311 19 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Or maybe this SPQR is weak too /s Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link a022311 19 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Or maybe this SPQR is weak too /s Reply View | 0 replies
Or Asterix