Truncated HMAC Security and Performance Trade-offs
RFC 2104 says you need at least 80 bits, but NIST's new SP 800-224 dropped the floor to 32 bits with a risk analysis requirement that nobody wants to explain.
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Tor Browser 16.0a2 Drops the ESR Safety Net
Tor Browser 16.0a2 lands with a Firefox 147 base, OpenSSL 3.5.5 security patches, and the first glimpse of life after ESR.
Europol Raids X Over Crimes That Don't Exist
A Macron loyalist filed a complaint because he didn't like X's algorithm, and now Europol is calling it a child exploitation investigation.
Arti 2.0.0 Ships: Tor Rust Rewrite Hits Major Milestone
The Tor Project released Arti 2.0.0 on February 2, 2026, advancing relay infrastructure and eliminating legacy configuration options as the Rust-based implementation moves toward replacing C tor entirely.
Kingdom Market Operator Pleads Guilty After Airport Arrest
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