And, so, finally, it has happened. After many years of analysing and shortlisting, NIST announced the next great standard for cybersecurity [here]:

I do a few interviews, and a common question that I get asked is the advice I would give to my younger self. My typical answer is “to believe in your approach, and don’t let negative people distract you”. Overall, that approach has kinda worked for me, and where our…

Well, after so many years, it is nearly here …

Konstantinos Chalkias from MystenLabs has reported a major vulnerability in the implementation of the Ed25519 (EdDSA) signature method on a range of libraries [2, 3]. It should be noted the Ed25519 is a highly secure method, but it has been let down by the implementation of the method in around…

One of the most important functions within a trusted infrastructure is the usage of a digital signature. In the past, ECDSA has been shown to have weaknesses, including where Sony used a private key of “9”. Many in the industry are moving to the more secure Ed25519 signature method, and…

NIST are well known for defining the standards for a range of technologies and which have since become a de-facto standard. This includes defining the AES and the SHA-3 hashing methods. Currently, they have are two open competitions which will be closing soon: PQC (Post Quantum Cryptography) and LWC (Light-weight…