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Is Cryptonomicon's Pontifex algorithm any good?
  • Jan 28, 2026
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Is Cryptonomicon's Pontifex algorithm any good?

Pontifex, the playing-card cipher from Cryptonomicon: how Bruce Schneier’s Solitaire algorithm works, its keystream biases, and real security...

  • neal stephenson
  • cryptography
  • cryptonomicon
  • solitaire cipher
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