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The system starts to feel objective, even though the value judgments are being encoded into the machine #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
“Technologies can be understood as forms of order as their architectures predispose certain social and political outcomes.” #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
'pls don't build the torment nexus' #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
“Some questions are not just unanswered; they are marginalized by how research agendas, funding systems, and institutions decide what gets studied." #realworldcrypto
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
If we can name the failure modes clearly, we can help policy avoid building brittle infrastructure. #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
eprint.iacr.org/2025/1951 #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Q: How do we get across how dangerous model classifiers are? A: Show with examples #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Next up, '"Security vs. Interoperability'': Real Tension or False Dichotomy?', presented by Daji Landis #realworldcrypto
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'Antitrust' #realworldcrypto
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A framework for analyzing “security vs interoperability” arguments #realworldcrypto
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Interop 😬 #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Something between full federation and fully siloed #realworldcrypto
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heh #realworldcrypto
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😅 #realworldcrypto
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
there are too many things called hybrid #realworldcrypto
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Q: Why are these concerns and use cases so linked together? A: Guessing that making money from Apple Wallet and Apple Pay is better than charging fees to third party app developers #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Next up, 'CRA and Cryptography: The Story Thus Far', presented by Markku-Juhani Saarinen #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
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'best practice cryptography' [no mention of pq] #realworldcrypto
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Oh hey, at least some pq... #realworldcrypto
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Next up, 'When Proofs Aren’t Enough: Putting Cryptosystems in Context', presented by Gabriel Kaptchuk #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Once you start to compose lots of primitives, very strange properties can emerge (bugs) #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Burden placed on external researchers without platform-specific knowledge #realworldcr
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Should cryptographers be responsible for putting their proposals in context? (In the papers/specs/docs of the cryptographic proposals) #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
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Π_social, not to be confused with PySocial #realworldcrypto
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😅 #realworldcrypto
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Paper: www.cs.umd.edu/~kaptchuk/pu... #realworldcrypto

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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Neat #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Q: How do we solve the problem of 'human APIs'? A: Well, we're not even trying right now. Let's try to get closer to solving it rather than nothing at all #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Last talk of the day, 'Building Cryptographic Intellectual Infrastructure Where It Means Most: Lessons from Teaching Applied Cryptography in Post-Crisis Lebanon', presented by Nadim Kobeissi #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
😮‍💨 #realworldcrypto
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👨‍🏫 #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Students formally modeled protocols in their first week of exposure #realworldcrypto
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Nice #realworldcrypto
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🤓 #realworldcrypto
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Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Final exam: appliedcryptography.page/final-exam/ #realworldcrypto

Applied Cryptography — America...
Applied Cryptography — American University of Beirut

Learn modern cryptography principles and applications in this comprehensive course covering cryptographic theory, practical implementations, and real-world security systems at the American University of Beirut.

Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Excellence in pedagogy is not rewarded in research academia #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
Cedarcrypt! cedarcrypt.org #realworldcrypto
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Materials openly available: appliedcryptography.page #realworldcrypto

Applied Cryptography — America...
Applied Cryptography — American University of Beirut

Learn modern cryptography principles and applications in this comprehensive course covering cryptographic theory, practical implementations, and real-world security systems at the American University of Beirut.

Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 10
END OF DAY 2 #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 11
DAY 3 #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 11
First up, 'Counter Galois Onion (CGO): Fast Non-Malleable Onion Encryption for Tor' eprint.iacr.org/2025/583 #realworldcrypto
Show threadDeirdre Connolly¹ ²Mar 11
Fast! #realworldcrypto