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What's new in Go's cryptography libraries: Part 1 (Go Time #295)
Nov 1, 2023
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Filippo Valsorda & Roland Shoemaker from the Go Team talk about what's new in Go's crypto libraries. Topics include Godabags, RSA cipher suites, debug flags, the great text editor debate, controversy around NIST elliptic curves, and expressing unpopular opinions.
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- The NIST elliptic curves are now considered secure and reliable for use in cryptography.
- Exciting developments in cryptography libraries include improvements to math/rand package and higher-level APIs for post-quantum algorithms.
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