Introduction Every year, NorthSec brings thousands of people together for a few intense days of security, competition, learning, and community. Making that happen is a large undertaking in it...

Introduction Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is often described as “unhackable” because, in the ideal model, any eavesdropper who touches the qubits disturbs them and gets caught. The Shapiro I...

Introduction Entropy is the lifeblood of cryptography. If your cryptographic system’s randomness is weak, you’ve already lost - no matter how mathematically secure the algorithm is. As part o...

Introduction & Recap Recently I had an opportunity to participate in the Montrehack event covering the NSEC 2024’s Cryptographic co-processor badge addon. This was a mentored session forma...

Introduction Ah the Phospholipid Badge Addon! This ended up being my favorite part of the CTF this year, and frankly the one that took up most of my time. A highlight for me every year at NSEC...

Introduction My Minecraft journey started back in University when “Alpha” was released. Considering the 10$ I paid for the license back then has been valid for over a decade, I’d say it has be...