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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
falcon
Posts with mentions or reviews of falcon.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-05.
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NIST announces PQC-algoritms to be standardized
Well good thing that some of the cryptographers that created Falcon [0][1] for post-quantum cryptography for digital signatures use cases is considered to be 'standardised' as such.
Looks like Algorand is one of the more serious projects out there with top cryptographers as evidenced by both Algorand and Falcon.
[0] https://falcon-sign.info
[1] https://github.com/algorand/falcon
falcon.py
Posts with mentions or reviews of falcon.py.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-21.
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A Practical Approach to Quantum-Resistant JWTs
As the field of quantum computing advances, the need for cryptographic systems that can withstand quantum attacks becomes increasingly critical. The jwt-falcon library addresses this challenge by integrating the Falcon algorithm, a prominent candidate in the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography competition, into JSON Web Token (JWT). Falcon is designed to offer security against the potential capabilities of future quantum computers. For detailed information on the Falcon algorithm, visit Falcon-sign.info. Under the hood, jwt-falcon utilizes the Falcon-crypto package, a dedicated implementation of the Falcon algorithm for JavaScript environments.
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I've been in Algorand for over two years now. Bought many at $2.00 and all the way down. It has been a rough bear market but the fundamentals have only gotten stronger. I'm extremely optimistic about the future. Algorand is still a best in class block chain. Tech will matter eventually.
From the Falcon Keys website:
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Microsoft expects to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years
At the rate quantum computing is developing, the issue of quantum readiness can't be ignored much longer by the cryptosphere. No other blockchain has a team that understands the problem and solution set better than Algorand; they are literally writing the papers that NIST standards are based on . It's going to matter.
- Cryptocurrencies II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Ask HN: Won’t quantum computing destroy most (if not all) crypto?
There are already post-quantum cryptographic algorithms already in existence.
One of the candidates is Falcon [0] proposed by the creators of Algorand.
[0] https://falcon-sign.info
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Quantum computing
Falcon
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Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies Explained [SERIOUS]
Algorand has actually already been upgraded with FALCON-based keys, which is not surprising given the fact tthat FALCON is actually based on the theoretical framework developed by Algorand's Craig Gentry, Chris Peikert, and Vinod Vaikuntanathan.
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Academic cryptographer posted this to r/cc. Isn't aware of Algorand. -> Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies Explained [SERIOUS]
Algorand's Craig Gentry, Chris Peikert, and Vinod Vaikuntanathan developed the theoretical framework that Falcon, one of NIST's four approved quantum-hardened encryption algorithms, is based on.
- To endure into the future, Algorand believes that the protocol must be secure against potential post-quantum attacks, while also being able to interoperate and exchange with other blockchain networks. Listen to Algorand head of cryptography Chris Peikert discuss State Proofs and Quantum Security.
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Interview about Post-Quantum (Cryptography)
For signing Algorand uses Falcon signatures, which are post quantum and one of NISTs recommendations. There are a few names there that might help. https://falcon-sign.info/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing falcon and falcon.py you can also consider the following projects:
kyber
falcon-cli - post-quantum file sigs
kyber-k2so - Go implementation of the Kyber (version 3) post-quantum IND-CCA2 KEM.
cryptography - cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers.
CIRCL - CIRCL: Cloudflare Interoperable Reusable Cryptographic Library
kyber-py - A pure python implementation of CRYSTALS-Kyber
pqc.js - JS bindings and playground of post-quantum asymmetric ciphers
pqcrypto.js
ada-spark-rfcs - Platform to submit RFCs for the Ada & SPARK languages
wgpu - A cross-platform, safe, pure-Rust graphics API.