I might be up for this! That or another crack at SICP... On 26 December 2014 at 21:35, Peter Inglesby <peter.ingle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > You may have heard of the Matasano Crypto Challenges > <http://cryptopals.com/>, a series of challenges designed to help people > learn about cryptography, through the breaking of cryptographic systems. > From their website: > > "This is a different way to learn about crypto than taking a class or > reading a book. We give you problems to solve. They're derived from > weaknesses in real-world systems and modern cryptographic constructions. We > give you enough info to learn about the underlying crypto concepts > yourself. When you're finished, you'll not only have learned a good deal > about how cryptosystems are built, but you'll also understand how they're > attacked." > > I'm planning to tackle these over the next few weeks and months (in > Python, naturally) but to ensure that I follow through with this > turkey-curry-and-port-induced bravado, I was wondering whether others would > be interested in joining me. We could tackle one problem set a month, > attempting the problems individually, and then discussing our solutions and > any difficulties via some as-yet-undecided medium -- perhaps IRC or > Hangouts or just plain old email. > > So: if you're interested, drop me a line, and we can try to work something > out. > > Cheers, > > Peter. > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > -- ------------------------------ Harry J.W. Percival ------------------------------ Twitter: @hjwp Mobile: +44 (0) 78877 02511 Skype: harry.percival
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