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1,858 karma · joined March 11, 2015

Hi, I'm Soatok. (Pronounced "so-uh-tock".)

I'm a furry blogger that sometimes covers technology topics (security, cryptography, etc.)

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My links:

- Fediverse: @soatok@furry.engineer

- BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/soatok.bsky.social

- Blog: https://soatok.blog

- Github: https://github.com/soatok

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The V8 JavaScript Runtime Undermined My Constant-Time JavaScript Library

soatok.blog·21 pts·some_furry·
11

Megolm Key Confusion Vulnerability

lotte.chir.rs·3 pts·some_furry·
0

We cannot wait for better post-quantum signature algorithms

blog.cloudflare.com·9 pts·some_furry·
0

Hybrid Constructions: The Post-Quantum Safety Blanket

soatok.blog·2 pts·some_furry·
0

Show HN: Age-PHP: a PHP implementation of age encryption (post-quantum)

github.com·6 pts·some_furry·
1

Cryptography Engineering Has an Intrinsic Duty of Care

soatok.blog·8 pts·some_furry·
0

XChat (Twitter E2EE) Security Review by Trail of Bits [pdf]

github.com·6 pts·some_furry·
0

Show HN: Public Key Directory – Key Transparency for the Fediverse

publickey.directory·5 pts·some_furry·
2

Everything You Need to Know About Email Encryption in 2026

soatok.blog·55 pts·some_furry·
11

To sign or not to sign: Practical vulnerabilities in GPG and friends

fahrplan.events.ccc.de·2 pts·some_furry·
0

Show HN: Freeon – Distributed Ed25519 signature tool

github.com·1 pts·some_furry·
0

Pre-Draft Call for Comments: GCM and GMAC Block Cipher Modes of Operation

csrc.nist.gov·1 pts·some_furry·
0

Roasting Christmas Spam from Muhu AI (2024)

soatok.blog·5 pts·some_furry·
0

Imagining Private Spaces for Bluesky (Using Cryptography)

soatok.blog·4 pts·some_furry·
0

Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs

arxiv.org·159 pts·some_furry·
155

Security Issues in Matrix's Olm Library

soatok.blog·2 pts·some_furry·
0

Expat (XML parser) is understaffed and needs funding

blog.hartwork.org·3 pts·some_furry·
1

How to Hold KEMs (Key Encapsulation Mechanisms, Cryptography)

durumcrustulum.com·4 pts·some_furry·
1

Commit signing in 2023 is kinda wack

lobi.to·3 pts·some_furry·
1

Would Be More Professionally Useful If Not for the Furry Art

soatok.blog·2 pts·some_furry·
0

A path to niche skillsets and community

cendyne.dev·1 pts·some_furry·
0

On Departure

plygrnd.net·2 pts·some_furry·
0

Security Research on Twitter: Before and After Musk's Takeover

soatok.blog·4 pts·some_furry·
0

Ed25519 Deep Dive Addendum

cendyne.dev·7 pts·some_furry·
0

Should you delete your Patreon account after they laid off their security team?

soatok.blog·86 pts·some_furry·
85

How Google Played with Bad Cryptography

cendyne.dev·4 pts·some_furry·
0

The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven for White Supremacists

propublica.org·3 pts·some_furry·
1

Who Runs the Internet? Furries

thespinoff.co.nz·2 pts·some_furry·
1

How to Remove Twitter Spaces

soatok.blog·3 pts·some_furry·
0

The “Bi-Symmetric Encryption” Fraud

soatok.blog·3 pts·some_furry·
0
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