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imperiopolis

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    Comment #40004505

    It’s a different problem space. Lit seems very focused on the MPC use case. They are using some similar, albeit less strong cryptographic techniques, but at their core (based on ht…

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    Comment #39987700

    Programmable HSMs, with verifiable software (e.g. via a key ceremony), removes the need to trust a shard holder to do counting correctly. You know what software they're running, so…

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    Comment #39987665

    Yes, that is the work "individually" is doing here – multiple realms (services) could collude to combine shards and attempt to extract secrets. However, programmable HSMs, with ver…

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    Comment #39986511

    Making encryption more convenient for everyone is definitely a good thing. Some people will always have that paranoia around letting keys out of their hand, but for the rest of us …

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    Comment #39986399

    Ideally you don't have to trust us! Code is open source on GitHub, protocol is published in the whitepaper, and all has been independently audited. If you have specific concerns, h…

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    Comment #39981511

    Author here, happy to answer any questions! TL;DR we're sharing an open-source encryption key recovery protocol that provides high security coupled with a user-friendly design, to …

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    Comment #7325105

    Savant Systems – Hyannis, MA Savant is a home automation company, based heavily on the Apple platform. A Mac Mini or Linux host is used as the server to control your home, in tande…

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    Comment #2784937

    Support the older rev for a while (with multiple devices, not upgrading, blobs). When apple stops supporting an older device, next major release shifts the target to whatever the m…