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[obstacle1]

>...I trust his opinions on security and crypto.

And here, ladies and gents, is exactly why we'll continue to inhabit an exploitable world forevermore.

[nitrogen → obstacle1]

Trusting tptacek in the form of completing and learning from the Matasano crypto challenges would lead to a much less exploitable world forevermore.

It's okay to provisionally trust the word of someone who has previously and clearly demonstrated actual competence.

[dobbsbob → nitrogen]

I'm also doing the Matasano crypto challenges and they are pretty priceless, don't know of anywhere else who offers a similar learning experience by breaking stuff, for free even.

[angersock → obstacle1]

You've got to trust something, eventually.