side-channels
2 posts tagged side-channels.
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Correct, Constant-Time, and Still Owned: A Field Guide to Side Channels, Faults, and Key Custody
Correct, constant-time crypto still leaks keys through timing, cache, speculation, and fault channels, and deployed systems break most often at key custody.
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The Doorway Into the Group: A Field Guide to Hashing a String Onto an Elliptic Curve (RFC 9380)
Turning a string into an elliptic-curve point is a two-decade problem behind a one-line API. Why H(m)*G and hunt-and-peck both fail, and how RFC 9380 fixes it.