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24 alternatives to The Mathematics of Secrets

Cryptography from Caesar Ciphers to Digital Encryption

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Mathematics of Secrets launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1SK
   SecretCrypt – Keeping secrets in plain sight▲75

   2016 · zemanta.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2MA
   Monocypher: a small, easy to use crypto library▲90

   2017 · loup-vaillant.fr · its alternatives →

3. 3CA
   CLMM, an exercise in cryptographic minimalism▲22

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4CS
   Cryptomove – security via data concealment, last-line data defense▲31

   2015 · cryptomove.com · its alternatives →

5. 5CA
   Cryptic – A sensible secret management toolkit and Go library▲93

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Secret History▲3

   The Story of Cryptology

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7HM
   Hazmat Math – Elliptic curve arithmetic for Cryptography.io objects▲33

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8GE
   GoUmbral – ECC arithmetic layer, and soon-to-be proxy re-encryption lib▲19

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9EI
   Equilibrium in Cryptoeconomic Networks▲54

   2019 · solmaz.io · its alternatives →

10. 10AS
    Alohomora – secret distribution over credstash▲22

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Re/code Decode - Y Combinator's Sam Altman▲92

    and the internet of things and Google

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12CA
    Credstash – A tiny python utility for managing secrets in EC2▲69

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AH
    A hackable cryptocoin graph builder▲29

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14SA
    Secrecy – A simple secret-keeping library for Go▲6

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AS
    A subversive cryptography import disclaimer boilerplate▲9

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16CA
    Cryptris, a video game on cryptography▲48

    2014 · cseweb.ucsd.edu · its alternatives →

17. 17LC
    Lazysodium – Cryptography made effortless▲5

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18LS
    Lockbox – simple encryption with key management▲25

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BS
    Breaking Substitution Ciphers with Markov Chains▲9

    2020 · daniellowengrub.com · its alternatives →

20. 20VA
    Vaulted – a tool for managing encrypted environments full of secrets▲13

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PA
    PyBV – A Python Implementation of the BV Homomorphic Encryption Scheme▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22RW
    Real-World Cryptography, the book, is done and shipping▲11

    hey folks! My book Real-World Cryptography was just released and is now shipping. I've been working on this thing for the last two years and a half, and the goal was to give a good overview of everything that can be classified as "real-world" about crypto. You'll find all the basics in the first half of the book, and the second half contains chapters on TLS, noise, PAKEs, post-quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, MPC, cryptocurrencies, FHE, etc. So it's a good pick if you're learning, but also if you've been in the field for a while and want an intro to some subfield you're…

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23UE
    Understand Encryption Quickly for Beginners▲5

    2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

24. 24PA
    Pybond – A spying and stubbing library inspired by bond (Clojure)▲9

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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