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Life & fun · February 23, 2023

Moochacha, quantum-safe file encryption (analyzed by Frama-C)

Moochacha, quantum-safe file encryption (analyzed by Frama-C) launched on February 23, 2023 with 75 votes, #776 of 3,829 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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In plain words

Moochacha is a file encryption tool designed to be resistant to quantum computing threats. It was formally analyzed using Frama-C, a verification framework that examines code for security and correctness. The software is intended for users who want to protect their files with encryption methods believed to withstand future quantum attacks. Moochacha launched in February 2023 and is available on Codeberg.

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From the sources

moochacha

WARNING: This is a personal project, unsafe for real data. Don't use it. Encrypt files using a random keyfile, like enchive without public keys. Plain 256-bit encryption satisfies even the most paranoid quantum computing fears. Each file's encryption key derives from a common keyfile plus a 256-bit random seed. Keep the keyfile secret. Its passphrase discourages only casual snooping, given that passphrases can be discovered by brute-force or hidden camera. Currently uses Argon2id, BLAKE2b, and ChaCha20-Poly1305 from libsodium . Copyright 2022-2023 Mark Dascher Licensed under the ISC License . Argon2id makes two passes of 1 GiB by default. The memory limit is adjustable between 1 MiB and 512…from codeberg.org

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