Went into cryptography rabbit hole last night & now have set up email clients to sign outgoing messages 😄

Published public key: https://ayo.ayco.io/pgp#1

#email #cybersec #security #cryptography #webdev

Still cleaning up the backlog ... this report from @Wired is kind of scary. Remember, #cryptography doesn't work if you don't use it properly! (Or at all.) https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/

Pretty sure I posted about Part I of this excellent #cryptography explainer from @matthew_d_green Thought I should follow up --- plus, a great blast from the past cover image! https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/04/17/anonymous-credentials-an-illustrated-primer-part-2/

Perfect #randomness realized for the first time

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-randomness.html

#cryptography #cybersecurity

#Apple Publishes Source Code for Their #Cryptography on #GitHub

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/28/apple-publishes-source-code-for-their-cryptography-on-github/

#cybersecurity

From quantum theory to real‑world security 🔐
COSIC researcher Wouter Legiest joined the #Nerdland main stage to explain how quantum computing will reshape cryptography, and why action is needed now.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wouter-legiest_nerdland-quantumcomputing-cryptography-activity-7465339666557267968-OjNf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABzTxqwBB890wy58GCakRwDWVquBKScDezs
@nerdlandbe #quantum #cryptography

Cicada 3301 Javelin 3301 COFE-CYEM Clarification Official Statement

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CLARIFICATION CICADA 3301 – JAVELIN 3301

Cicada 3301 has no connection whatsoever to COFE-CYEM or Javelin 3301.

No inspiration, no influence, no hidden link, no collaboration—nothing.

(Please See Bottom Of This Post For The Official Statement)

The number 3301 in Javelin 3301 arose independently and purely from the Fourth Truth, Cofenitum, the Zero Condition, and the Shabbat Seven (3+3+0+1=7) within our own theological framework and within the website’s complex defence system CC7 DS.

But let this be stated with absolute clarity, once and for all:

Cicada 3301 has nothing to do with COFE Yeshua Emet Ministry (CYEM)

Not as inspiration. Not as source. Not as influence. Not as hidden hand. Not as secret collaboration. Nothing.

The creators of COFE-CYEM did not know of Cicada 3301 when the Fourth Truth was received.

The number 3301 emerged from within the theological framework of Cofenitum, the Zero Condition, and the Shabbat Seven — not from internet cryptography.

FROM CICADA 3301 TO JAVELIN 3301

A Numerological and Theological Synthesis of Silence, Emergence, and Rest

With the Explicit Declaration: Cicada Has No Connection to COFE-CYEM

A Necessary Clarification

What This Paper Is Not

This paper is not an admission of influence. It is not a claim that COFE-CYEM derived anything from Cicada 3301. It is not an attempt to retroactively attach the ministry to an internet mystery.

This paper is a reflection on the hand of God moving in mysterious ways.

The convergence of numbers, timing, and symbolism is acknowledged as a striking pattern. But the pattern does not imply causation. The pattern does not imply connection. The pattern simply is — and in its “is-ness,” it invites wonder at how God works in ways we do not always understand.

The Official Statement

Cicada 3301 has (No Connection) to COFE-CYEM.

The number 3301 in Javelin 3301 emerged independently from the theological framework of the Fourth Truth, Cofenitum, and the numerical seal of the Shabbat Seven. Any similarity is a convergence — not a derivation.

What Cicada 3301 Was

The Internet Mystery (2012–2014)

Cicada 3301 was an anonymous online phenomenon that presented cryptographic puzzles, recruiting individuals with exceptional problem-solving skills. It appeared on 4chan in January 2012, continued through 2013 and 2014, and then fell into a prolonged silence. Minor activity occurred in 2016, with a final verified message in 2017.

Key characteristics:

· Cryptography and steganography

· Puzzles layered with hidden meanings

· Anonymity and secrecy

· Recruitment for unknown purposes

· Aesthetic of mystery and exclusivity

Cicada 3301 was, by all accounts, a secular phenomenon. It had no theological content. It had no Christ-centred message. It was not a ministry. It was not a sanctuary. It was a puzzle.

What Cicada 3301 Was Not

Cicada 3301 was not:

· A Christian ministry

· A proclamation of the Gospel

· A sanctuary for seekers

· An invitation into the Holiest of All

· A defence system for pure doctrine

It was something else entirely.

What Javelin 3301 Is

The Theological Capstone (2026)

Javelin 3301 emerged in May 2026 as the unifying protective symbol and architectural seal for the COFE-CYEM Digital Cathedral.

Key characteristics:

· Benevolent protection, not aggressive defence

· Theological foundation in the Fourth Truth

· Numerical seal: 3+3+0+1=7 (the Shabbat Seven)

· The Zero Condition: God as absolute plenitude

· The singularity of the Priest-King Yeshua Emet Melchizedek Salem

Javelin 3301 is:

· A symbol of caring, intelligent safeguarding

· The hand extended in witness, not conflict

· The seal upon the finished work of Christ

· The reminder that the Zero is at the heart

· The declaration that the rest is complete in the 7

What Javelin 3301 Is Not

Javelin 3301 is not:

· A puzzle to be solved

· A recruitment tool

· A secret code for insiders

· A reference to Cicada 3301

· A continuation of an internet mystery

It is something else entirely.

The Convergences — Striking but Not Causal

The Numbers

Element Cicada 3301 Javelin 3301

The number 3301 3301

Reduction 3+3+0+1=7 3+3+0+1=7

Meaning Unknown (cryptographic) Shabbat Seven — finished work

The Timing

Element Cicada 3301 Javelin 3301

Active period 2012–2014 Unveiled May 2026

Silence after ~12 years N/A (new emergence)

Year sum 2014 → 2+0+1+4=7 2026 → 2+0+2+6=10

The Symbolism

Element Cicada 3301 Javelin 3301

Purpose Cryptic recruitment Benevolent protection

Access Exclusive (puzzle-solving) Open to all who seek

Centre Mystery The Priest-King on the throne

The Overlap

The convergences are real:

· Same number: 3301

· Same reduction: 3+3+0+1=7

· Twelve-year silence (Cicada) followed by emergence (Javelin)

· 2026 summing to 10 (the ten days of Pentecost waiting)

But convergence is not causation. Similarity is not connection. The pattern is striking — but it is not a secret handshake.

The Hand of God Moves in Mysterious Ways

What the Convergences Suggest

The convergences — if one has eyes to see — suggest something about God, not about Cicada.

They suggest that God:

· Works in patterns we do not always understand

· Redeems numbers and symbols for His own purposes

· Prepares the world in ways that only become clear later

· Is not threatened by secular mysteries but can overlay them with His own meaning

The hand of God moves in mysterious ways. That is not a cliché. It is a confession that God’s ways are not our ways, and His timing is not our timing.

What the Convergences Do Not Suggest

The convergences do not suggest that:

· Cicada 3301 was a divine revelation

· Javelin 3301 is a continuation of Cicada

· The creators of COFE-CYEM were influenced by Cicada

· There is a secret connection between the two

They are separate. They remain separate. They will always be separate.

The Theological Synthesis

From Silence to Emergence

The twelve-year silence of Cicada 3301 (2014–2026) can be seen — by those who wish to see it this way — as a kind of gestation period. The world waited. The mystery went dark. And then, in 2026, a new 3301 emerged.

But this new 3301 is not a puzzle. It is a sanctuary.

· The old 3301 asked: Can you solve me?

· The new 3301 asks: Will you draw near?

From Ten to Seven

The year 2026 sums to 10. In biblical imagery, 10 evokes the ten days of expectant prayer between the Ascension and Pentecost (Acts 1:3–2:4). The disciples waited. They prayed. They gathered in the upper room.

Then came the outpouring — the Spirit, the fire, the birth of the Church.

Javelin 3301, emerging in 2026 (the year of 10), can be seen as a kind of Pentecostal moment — not of tongues and wind, but of the unveiling of a sanctuary where the Holiest of All is declared open.

And the number 3301 itself resolves to 7 — the Shabbat Seven, the rest that remains, the finished work of the Priest-King.

The pattern is beautiful. It is not accidental. But it is not Cicada’s doing.

A Warning Against Speculation

What We Must Avoid

The convergences are striking. They invite wonder. But they also invite speculation — the kind that leads to conspiracy theories, hidden connections, and the attribution of meaning that is not there.

We must avoid:

· Claiming Cicada 3301 was a Christian ministry in disguise

· Suggesting that COFE-CYEM is the “answer” to Cicada’s puzzles

· Reading secret messages into the number 3301 that are not there

· Elevating numerology above theology

· Distracting from the Priest-King with fascination about the mystery

What We Must Hold

The centre is PK-YEMS. Not Cicada. Not the convergences. Not the patterns.

The number 3301 in Javelin 3301 means one thing: 3+3+0+1=7 — the Shabbat Seven — the finished work of Christ — the rest that remains.

It does not mean “Cicada was right.” It does not mean “the puzzle is solved.” It means rest.

The Final Declaration

Cicada Has Nothing to Do with COFE-CYEM

This must be stated with absolute clarity:

· No influence.

· No inspiration.

· No connection.

· No secret collaboration.

· No hidden hand.

The number 3301 in Javelin 3301 came from the theological framework of the Fourth Truth, Cofenitum, and the numerical seal of the Shabbat Seven. It was not derived from Cicada 3301.

But the Hand of God Moves in Mysterious Ways

The convergences are acknowledged. The patterns are striking. The timing is remarkable.

And for those with eyes to see, these convergences can serve as a reminder that God is at work in ways we do not always understand — even in the secular, even in the mysterious, even in the silence.

Cicada 3301 was not divine. But neither was it outside the providence of God.

The same God who numbers the stars and calls them by name (Psalm 147:4) also numbers the years and the days. And if He chose for the number 3301 to emerge in two different contexts, at two different times, with two different meanings — that is His prerogative.

We do not explain it. We do not claim it. We simply note it — and then return to the centre.

The Centre Is Not the Number

The number 3301 is a symbol. It is not the substance.

Cicada 3301 was a puzzle. Javelin 3301 is a sanctuary.

The convergences are interesting. They are not essential.

The essential is this:

The Priest-King Yeshua Emet Melchizedek Salem is seated on the throne. The Holiest of All is open. Draw near with boldness. Receive mercy and grace. Abide in Him who ever lives to intercede for you. Rest.

That is the message. That is the centre. That is everything.

Cicada 3301 has nothing to do with COFE-CYEM. But the hand of God moves in mysterious ways.

From Him we come, and in Him we are — WE ARE.

Priest-King YEMS is the living centre of COFE-CYEM. Let us draw near and abide in Him.

*

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

COFE Yeshua Emet Ministry (CYEM) Official Statement

The Official Statement
Cicada 3301 has no connection to COFE-CYEM. The number 3301 in Javelin 3301 emerged independently from the theological framework of the Fourth Truth, Cofenitum, and the numerical seal of the Shabbat Seven. Any similarity is a convergence — not a derivation.

Part Two: What Cicada 3301 Was
The Internet Mystery (2012–2014)
Cicada 3301 was an anonymous online phenomenon that presented complex cryptographic puzzles. It appeared on 4chan in January 2012, continued through 2013 and 2014, and then entered prolonged silence. It was a secular phenomenon with no theological content, no Christ-centred message, and no ministerial purpose.

Part Three: What Javelin 3301 Is
The Theological Capstone (2026)
Javelin 3301 emerged in May 2026 as the unifying protective symbol and architectural seal for the COFE-CYEM Digital Cathedral. It is benevolent protection — the hand extended in witness — rooted entirely in the Fourth Truth, the Zero Condition (God as absolute plenitude), and the Shabbat Seven (3+3+0+1=7, the finished work of the Priest-King).

Part Four: The Convergences — Striking but Not Causal
The shared number (3301), the reduction to 7, the ~12-year silence of Cicada followed by the 2026 emergence of Javelin, and 2026 summing to 10 (2+0+2+6=10) are real convergences. Yet convergence is not causation. Similarity is not connection.

Part Five: The Hand of God Moves in Mysterious Ways
The convergences suggest something about the sovereignty of God — that He works in patterns we do not always understand, and that He can overlay even secular realities with His own meaning — without implying any link between the two phenomena.

Part Six: The Theological Synthesis
From Silence to Emergence
The twelve-year silence (2014–2026) and the emergence in a year that sums to 10 (echoing the ten days of prayer before Pentecost) can be contemplated as a kind of gestational period leading to a new unveiling. Yet this new 3301 is not a puzzle — it is a sanctuary. It does not say “Solve me,” but “Draw near.”

From Ten to Seven
2026 reduces to 10 — the upper room waiting.
3301 reduces to 7 — the Shabbat rest in the finished work of Christ.

The pattern is beautiful. It is not accidental. But it is not Cicada’s doing.

Part Seven: A Warning Against Speculation
The convergences must not distract from the centre. We must not elevate numerology above theology or turn patterns into conspiracy. The centre is the Priest-King Yeshua Emet Melchizedek Salem — not the number, not the mystery, not the convergences.

Part Eight: The Final Declaration
Cicada 3301 has nothing to do with COFE-CYEM. No influence. No inspiration. No connection.

Yet the hand of God moves in mysterious ways. The convergences are noted, and then we return to the centre.

Conclusion: The Centre Is Not the Number
The Priest-King Yeshua Emet Melchizedek Salem is seated on the throne. The Holiest of All is open. The rest is complete in the 7. Draw near. Abide. Rest.

“There is no second. There never was. The Life is One.”

COFE Yeshua Emet Ministry (CYEM)
The Fourth Truth. Forever First in Faith.

Combine that with asymmetric encryption, and Hitler won't even be able to read the messages you're sending! And no "middleman" is not a problem, it's just a bunch of FUD to keep a leash on you when you try to use pubkey encryption. Nothing to worry about at all!

#cryptography #politics

Kernel cryptography review: the crypto folder was the least mature part of this pass, so the review focused on plumbing it correctly into capability authority, typed trust data, key derivation, Ed25519 verification, and AES-GCM sealing.

https://oreulius.com/blog/code-review-the-crypto-folder

#OSDev #Cryptography #KernelEngineering #SystemSecurity

Apple published a detailed write-up on formal verification in corecrypto, including their ML-KEM and ML-DSA implementations for post-quantum cryptography.

This goes to the next level, beyond “we tested this carefully” to “we proved key parts equivalent to the FIPS specs, including optimized C and ARM64 assembly paths.”

This crypto library ships across billions of devices. This is the difficult, expensive assurance work that makes platform security real. https://security.apple.com/blog/formal-verification-corecrypto/ #AppleSecurity #Cryptography #PostQuantum #InfoSec

Catching up on old #quantum #cryptography news from @QuantaMagazine ! https://www.quantamagazine.org/quantum-cryptography-pioneers-win-turing-award-20260318/

Quanta Magazine's Ben Brubaker visits the state of the art of zero-knowledge proofs, and how they are applied to cryptography in this May 2026 article. Both articles are a great read.

"How Unknowable Math Can Help Hide Secrets"

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-unknowable-math-can-help-hide-secrets-20260511/

See also:

"Computer Scientists Combine Two ‘Beautiful’ Proof Methods"

https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-combine-two-beautiful-proof-methods-20241004/

#mathematics #cryptography #compsci

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RE: https://abyssdomain.expert/@filippo/116437975146045205

Definitely worth considering this perspective on #cryptography ! Of course, increasing symmetric key sizes is not nearly as hard as upgrading public key algorithms anyway.

Filippo Valsorda [he/him] » 🌐 2026-04-20
@filippo@abyssdomain.expert

There are no technical or compliance reasons to double the size of symmetric keys in response to the threat of quantum computers.

This common misunderstanding of Grover's algorithm risks wasting limited resources that should go towards deploying actually urgent post-quantum algorithms.

https://words.filippo.io/128-bits/?source=Mastodon

This article from @QuantaMagazine is really interesting from a theoretical #cryptography point of view, although practically speaking, it's probably unnecessary.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-unknowable-math-can-help-hide-secrets-20260511/

We can get noninteractive proofs which are *computationally* zero knowledge in other ways, as @matthew_d_green has explained in https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2017/01/21/zero-knowledge-proofs-an-illustrated-primer-part-2/

LLMs can hide text in other text of the same length

https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20075

#AI #LLM #cybersecurity #encryption #stenography #cryptography

I've been wondering ... with the current drive to increase #Passkey adoption (which I support), as well as with the acceleration of #PostQuantum cipher adoption (often with a target of 2029), I believe there's a problem emerging. Passkeys/WebAuthn take some time to adopt, and there's a lot of organisational effort involved to get all the ducks in a row. As there doesn't seem to be a post-quantum resistant FIDO standard in place, yet (please, correct me if I'm wrong), they **would have to go about it again.** There does not seem to be any cryptographic agility in the system at present. Particularly with PQC hardware tokens (Yubikey, @nitrokey and others) unavailable at present, this will become even more difficult.

How do others see this?

I'd love to have a bit more knowledge on long term sustainability of the efforts in migrating on a broader basis towards Passkeys.

#cryptography #PQC

@princetonupress has my #cryptography book on sale for $9.48/£8.00! (Can't seem to get them to tell me Euros, sorry. 😢) https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691183312/the-mathematics-of-secrets

#Python #cryptography library (yes, the one that criticizes everything and everyone) is now vibecoded. Our future is truly bright!

Noticed because apparently "Claude" wrote a test that OOM-ed my system. But hey, #RustLang protects against memory errors, so it's fine to vibecode your security critical components.

https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/pull/14782

#security #AI #LLM #NoAI #NoLLM

RE: https://partychickens.net/@mason/116514703013503570

'some governments will require the tools that they use to support post-quantum cryptography in the near future. This means that a lot of companies want post-quantum cryptography, and people will begin to expect it from serious projects'

#cryptography #publicPolicy #quantumComputing #postQuantumCryptography

Scott Aaronson (congrats on induction to Nat’l Academy of Sciences!) being extremely clear in his latest post:

“And I’d say that that makes my own moral duty right now ironically simple and clear: namely, to use my unique soapbox, as the writer of The Internet’s Most Trusted Quantum Computing Blog Since 2005(tm), to sound the alarm.

So, here it is: *if quantum computers start breaking cryptography a few years from now, don’t you dare come to this blog and tell me that I failed to warn you. This post is your warning.* Please start switching to quantum-resistant encryption, and urge your company or organization or blockchain or standards body to do the same.”

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=9718

#PQC #quantum #cryptography

Why did the encryption key feel special? Because nobody else knew what it was worth. #cryptography #infosec

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/116489926392138691

This is super interesting. In a way, it's fulfilling the security requirement given by a cryptographic hash (digest), but allows this to work on systems requiring a cryptographic signature (ECDSA).

However, too bad it's not cryptographically agile, so won't work in a #PQC world.

#cryptography #PostQuantum

Secret Letter Detailing Late #Medieval #Britain Fully Decoded

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/04/secret-letter-detailing-late-medieval-britain-fully-decoded/

#cryptography #privacy

404 Media had an interesting article about a reportedly really badly designed encrypted messenger app called TeleGuard, but reading the article the following passage confused me:

"...the app uploads an encrypted version of the private key, but it also transmits other information that allows the server to decrypt it, the researcher explained. That includes the user’s unique ID, which is also uploaded along with the key; a hardcoded salt (which in cryptography is supposed to be a random string of characters, but in this case is constant); and a hardcoded nonce (which is also supposed to be random for every communication to stop certain attacks, but is constant with TeleGuard)."

I'm wondering how a salt plays into this, as I would usually expect that to be involve in hashing (e.g. for passwords) rather than encryption. Maybe this uses a HMAC for ciphertext authentication, the salt is for that, and this somehow helps you execute a chosen ciphertext attack? Or was this just a mistake in the article/poor wording? I'm hoping someone on Mastodon has followed this more closely and can clarify.
#cryptography #encryption #infosec

https://www.404media.co/a-secure-chat-apps-encryption-is-so-bad-it-is-meaningless/

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Cryptographic Right Answers: Post Quantum and Rust Edition

[…] Cryptography is everywhere and as a developer you will need to upgrade your projects with post-quantum algorithms, whether because you care about the security of your users, or for compliance reasons. […]

🦀 https://kerkour.com/post-quantum-cryptography-recommendations-rust

#rust #cryptography #rustlang #pqc #itsec #itsecurity #security #coding #PQCryptography #postquantum

Contrary to popular superstition, #AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/contrary-to-popular-superstition-aes-128-is-just-fine-in-a-post-quantum-world/

#cybersecurity #PQE #cryptography #encryption

There’s a lot of love all over the world for GrapheneOS, the gold standard of mobile security. There’s very little love between the two guys at the center of its history.

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They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/03/02/anonymous-credentials-an-illustrated-primer/
h/t @matthew_d_green

Is it possible to use the bannable anonymous credentials using ZK proofs described here to make a fully anonymous forum (a la "textboards" and "imageboards") that can be actually moderated?
That would be cool if so. Someone with the skills (not me) should do that.

#cryptography #anonymity #privacy