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you shouldn't use your own crypto, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it! :)

just like any product it should be reviewed by security experts of their respective field, for you - cryptography experts. if it is based on some new mathematical concepts then perhaps you need a whitepaper and have it peer-reviewed. otherwise pay for a security audit.

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I agree that the best approach would be to pay for a security audit, however, (at least in my case) if the project is a small open-source project, most likely there isn't a (any) budget for multi-thousand $ audits.

Thus I was hoping to identify some welcoming mailing lists or forums.

your only chance is to release it to the world and hope it gains someone's interest enough to invest time looking into it.

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