Ah, the Codeberg Drama
My view on the recent decision of Codeberg to ban AI and cryptocurrency related projects.
Tommaso Gagliardoni's Homepage
Cryptography, Privacy, Quantum Security, Infosec, Retro Vibes.
Latest posts
Quantum Security Misconceptions: PQ Encryption is not the only Urgency
Letsencrypt considers migration to quantum-resistant certificates a priority, I have been saying the same for the last two years at least.
Rise and Fall of Hosting Provider Gandi.net
The sad enshittification story of French hosting provider Gandi.net, and my own Kafkesque migration experience.
Vampires, prisoners, and late-stage capitalism
A personal view on late-stage capitalism in the form of a metaphor involving Japanese vampire anime and game theory.
Quantum computers will break RSA-2048 by February 2032
An estimate that started as a joke back in 2012 but it gets closer and closer to turn out accurate.
Q-Day is coming! New quantum attack resource estimates
I report about some recent breakthroughs on quantum attack resource estimates for asymmetric cryptography.
Chinese Propaganda in Open Source AI: Moxie Marlinspike's Confer
Chinese censorship in Moxie Marlinspike's private AI Model Confer, and the problematic state of open source AI.
Green, open and ethical? Chinese propaganda in Infomaniak's Euria, and a reflection on the role of Open Source AI
A report on censorship I found in the newly introduced AI tool by Infomaniak, and a rant and reflection about AI in general.
I'm a CEO! Introducing Lucumo Security
I'm officially launching my own Swiss security consultancy boutique.
How to encrypt an external backup drive with LUKS on Linux
Just some short personal notes on how to initialize an external hard drive for backup use with LUKS encryption.
"Unfortunately We Are Unable To Provide Feedback"
Some conferences refuse to provide the reason for the rejection of a submission, and this is not OK.
DJB, NSA, and IETF
A non-partisan post about the recent clash of DJB with IETF and NSA, and some thoughts about kleptographic attacks.
Digital Omnibus (Digital Omnirape): A shameless attack to EU's GDPR and more
A proposal to the EU Commission which would substantially weaken GDPR.
Some Italian politicians replied to my ChatControl letters
Sen. Alessio Butti replied to my ChatControl physical letters I sent last month.
QEMU/KVM Cheat Sheet
A tutorial (or, personal notes) on the use of QEMU/KVM with libvirt on Linux.
What client-side scanning really is
Client-side scanning is like asking to an alcoholic schizo with a history of corruption, who only speaks Russian, and that you have to feed and host at your place at your own expense, to check your private letters before you're allowed to put them in an envelope.
I sent physical letters to Italian politicians about the EU's "ChatControl" proposal
Since I got no reply to my previous email attempt, I sent recorded mail instead.
Battle of Socials: Twitter/X VS Bluesky VS Threads VS Mastodon VS Nostr VS others
My view on the wonderful world of social media, and which one is best among the mainstream and non-mainstream ones.
I emailed italian politicians about the EU's "ChatControl" proposal
Text and template of email in Italian, in case you want to help.
How to NOT evaluate the power of a quantum computer, and a rant about Ludd grandpas
Why factorization size is not a good measure of progress in quantum computing, and a rant about seasoned but misinformed Luddites celebrities
On privacy VS compliance in Web3
Thoughts on the difficult balance between privacy and compliance in Web3
On China, racism, and the mysterious disappearance of cybersecurity academic Xiaofeng Wang
Thoughts and speculations on the FBI raid, racism, and the role of chinese espionage
NIST selects HQC as fifth PQC algorithm
NIST has selected HQC as fifth algorithm for quantum-resistant encryption
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