NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption • Hacker News Board

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by grayhatter » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:31 PM UTC

garbageman wrote: post #2

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I was unable to trust NIST before

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by Starlord2048 » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:36 PM UTC

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Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by grayhatter » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:36 PM UTC

whimsicalism wrote: post #6

garbageman wrote: post #2

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can we not turn every thread into a politics one? i doubt the Trump admin has strongly vested interest in which post-quantum scheme is selected e: and yes, i am aware of the history around nist and crypto

That's a good question, the answer is no.

That's the thing about politics... they touch everything. There's a popular youtuber that I like, he's got a funny saying "You might not fuck with politics, but politics will fuck with you!" Fits well here.

You might wanna ignore politics when talking about something that should be pure math, but now that we're talking about why crypto is going to be the standards that all commercial software must support. Suddenly we now need to consider how confident we are in something. And really, that's all crypto boils down to is confidence in the difficulty of some maths. Was this recommended (soon mandated) with more or less care then the other options? How would we be able to tell. Is NIST likely to remake their previous unethical mistakes?

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by neapolisbeach » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:50 PM UTC

Starlord2048 wrote: post #22

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This comment reads as 100% LLM generated

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by rdtsc » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:57 PM UTC

garbageman wrote: post #2

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Did you trust them before?

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by nartho » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:58 PM UTC

neapolisbeach wrote: post #24

Starlord2048 wrote: post #22

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This comment reads as 100% LLM generated

I Wonder why ? It doesn't to me. Maybe I'm just bad at recognizing LLMs patterns

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by nartho » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 5:01 PM UTC

dialup_sounds wrote: post #7

garbageman wrote: post #2

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Not to defend the practice, but the layoffs have been for employees with 0-3 years in role, which probably does not include the people selecting post-quantum encryption algorithms.

If I'm not mistaken, this is inaccurate. It was any probationary employees, which also includes anyone promoted in the last 2 years.

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 5:02 PM UTC

garbageman wrote: post #2

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Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by garbageman » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 5:09 PM UTC

rdtsc wrote: post #25

garbageman wrote: post #2

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Did you trust them before?

I trusted them to at least pick an encryption that only they could break...rather than one that other nation states may be able to crack as well.

Re: NIST selects HQC as fifth algorithm for post-quantum encryption

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Post by whimsicalism » Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 5:11 PM UTC

nartho wrote: post #26

neapolisbeach wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This comment reads as 100% LLM generated

I Wonder why ? It doesn't to me. Maybe I'm just bad at recognizing LLMs patterns

the question/conclusion phrasing at the end is a suspicious red flag to me, quick click on their comment history is confirmation