Ah, the National Security Agency, that bastion of bureaucratic brilliance, has once again thrust its nose into the delicate affair of cryptography, much to the chagrin of those who actually understand such arcane matters. Their latest folly? A push for quantum-only cryptography, a move so audacious in its disregard for prudence that one might suspect they’ve taken a page from the playbook of a particularly inept villain in a third-rate farce.
Peter Todd, that stalwart of Bitcoin’s early days, has taken to the digital pulpit to decry this madness. In a post on X, he laments the abandonment of hybrid protections, those trusty “seatbelts” that ensure both classical and quantum systems remain secure. To jettison these, he argues, is to invite disaster with a smile and a wave.
Crypto analysts, a breed not known for their levity, are apoplectic. Hybrid approaches, they insist, are the only sensible course-a double-lock on the door of digital security. To switch to quantum-only standards is to throw away the key, leaving the door ajar for any ne’er-do-well with a quantum computer and a penchant for mischief.
Daniel J. Bernstein, that indefatigable cryptographer, first sounded the alarm on October 5. In a blog post as sharp as a rapier, he warned that post-quantum cryptography sans hybrid methods would render TLS protocols as secure as a sieve. His X post further elaborated on the folly, noting that quantum-only algorithms strip away redundancy, leaving systems as vulnerable as a debutante at a rogue’s ball.
New blog post “MODPOD: The collapse of IETF’s protections for dissent.” #ietf #objections #censorship #hybrids – Note that there’s useful action here that you can take by “Tuesday October 7 (in any time zone)”.
– Daniel J. Bernstein (@hashbreaker) October 6, 2025
The technical community, ever the voice of reason in a sea of madness, is urging developers, researchers, and IETF members to raise their objections before the October 7 deadline. Their plea? To preserve hybrid cryptography during the transition to post-quantum systems and to avoid rushing standards that could leave global digital security in tatters. One can only hope that wisdom prevails, though with the NSA at the helm, one might as well hope for a snowstorm in July. 🌨️
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2025-10-06 14:51