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tuxxy

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Hi, I'm tux! I'm a cryptography engineer at NuCypher (YC S16). I work on Threshold Cryptography, Proxy Re-Encryption/Re-Signature, Fully Homomorphic Encryption, and distributed systems.

GH: https://github.com/tuxxy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/__tux

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  11. Show HN: GoUmbral – ECC arithmetic layer, and soon-to-be proxy re-encryption lib (github.com)
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  12. PyUmbral: A Split Key Threshold Proxy Re-Encryption Library for Python (github.com)
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  16. Show HN: Hazmat Math – Elliptic curve arithmetic for Cryptography.io objects (github.com)
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  18. Bloop: The Loudest Underwater Sound Ever Recorded Has No Scientific Explanation (theatlantic.com)
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  19. Show HN: BandcampFS – a hacky way to store your files on Bandcamp (github.com)
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