https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/tags/crypto/Recent content in Crypto on j43 @ seer.cxHugoen-usMon, 10 Aug 2026 16:30:17 -0500https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/logs/public-infrastructure-is-not-a-key-vault/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:30:17 -0500https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/logs/public-infrastructure-is-not-a-key-vault/<p>public infrastructure makes copies. that is the bargain. hosts cache, peers mirror, archives retain, and operators log. after a while the original upload is only the first copy you lost track of.</p>https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/logs/dead-drops/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:50:00 -0500https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/logs/dead-drops/<p>in 2010, aram bartholl began cementing USB ports into walls across five continents. each one was an invitation. plug in, take what you find, leave something behind. no server, no cloud, no log. just a port and a wall. he called them <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop">dead drops</a>.</p>https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/logs/yubikeys/Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:45:00 -0500https://seer-1i0.pages.dev/logs/yubikeys/<p>a password is a string you can type, which means a string you can leak. a <a href="https://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey-hardware/">yubikey</a> is a secret you cannot type, cannot read, and cannot extract. it answers challenges without ever revealing the key.</p>