tird /tɪrd/ (an acronym for "this is random data") is a steganographic storage and file encryption tool.

With tird [0], you can:

1. Encrypt file contents and comments with keyfiles and passphrases. The encrypted data format (cryptoblob) is a padded uniform random blob (PURB): it looks like random data and has a randomized size. This reduces metadata leakage from file format and length and allows cryptoblobs to be hidden among random data.

2. Create steganographic (hidden, undetectable) storage (tirdFS) inside container files and block devices. Unlike VeraCrypt and Shufflecake, tirdFS containers do not contain headers; the user specifies the data locations inside the container and is responsible for keeping those locations separate. Any random-looking region of a file or block device may be used as a container.

3. Prevent fast access to decrypted data using time-lock encryption.

4. Use additional tools:

  - Create files filled with random data to use as containers or keyfiles. 
  - Overwrite the contents of block devices and regular files with random data to prepare containers or destroy residual data.

See also:

The Problem: Metadata Leakage https://gist.github.com/hakavlad/90153badb552ac28e7573a4df38...

Fuck UN. UN's UNRWA is a friend of HAMAS and sponsor of terrorism.

>you can cut off both legs of a toddler

As far as I know, it was HAMAS, not the IDF, who burned the children.

Perhaps many would have refused to donate if they knew that the project would be archived in a year. Collecting for audit and then archiving the project is, in a way, a violation of expectations.

Thread: https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/issues/32

> We discovered 1 Moderate, 3 Low and 2 N/A-severity issues during this penetration test. No major issues were found in the design and architecture of the encryption process. We made two observations regarding the design, but they do not impact the security or confidentiality of the application or data encrypted with Picocrypt.

PCC-003 — Ignored error value when reading random value, Threat level: Moderate; Has been fixed in Picocrypt 1.32.

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If I have porn with men on my computer, it does not mean that I am gay or have raped men. Your reasoning is absurd.

Please read the diagnostic criteria: https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int... -- there is no mention of CP.

No. If I download old files through I2PSnark - this does not mean that CP will be produced in greater quantities.

Why do you think so? Maybe you just haven't seen a good CP before.

If a person watches the CP - this does not mean that he is a pedophile. If a person watches the CP - this does not mean that he is a child abuser.

Sharing CP != child abuse. Viewing CP != child abuse. Storing CP != child abuse.

What is "child pornographer" btw? Is it the one who produces? Is it the one who distributes? Sharing CP != child abuse. Viewing CP != child abuse. Storing CP != child abuse. I want to defend CP viewers. Children can suffer during production (but not always: teenagers can film themselves, for example, i.e. make home videos just like adults). But no one suffers directly during the storage, viewing and distribution of files.

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