"But the crypto community has told us time and again that we shouldn't be trying...

		Nursie on Nov 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All the crypto code you've ever written is probabl... "But the crypto community has told us time and again that we shouldn't be trying to learn the fine details of crypto." I really disagree with this, and there are now good free courses available online. Implementing as anything other than a toy is dangerous, but learning should never be discouraged. Besides which it's fascinating.

A safe, fun, and especially effective way to learn crypto is to actually implement the attacks.