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NewsAll the crypto code you’ve ever written is probably broken Pin
Terrence Dorsey14-Nov-12 11:37
sitebuilderTerrence Dorsey14-Nov-12 11:37 
Do you keep up on the latest proceedings of the IACR CRYPTO conference? No? Then chances are whenever you have tried to use a cryptographic library you made some sort of catastrophic mistake which would lead to a complete loss of confidentiality of the data you’re trying to keep secret.
The most important question is: are you using an authenticated encryption mode? You should.

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