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diff --git a/pelican/content/WikiStart.md b/pelican/content/WikiStart.md deleted file mode 100644 index 872a16f..0000000 --- a/pelican/content/WikiStart.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -Title: WikiStart -Author: sra -Date: 2016-12-15 20:46 -Modified: 2017-05-13 20:30 - - - -# Overview - -Recent revelations have called into question the integrity of some of -the implementations of basic cryptographic functions and devices used to -secure communications on the Internet. There are serious questions about -algorithms and about implementations of those algorithms in software and -particularly hardware. The goal of the [CrypTech](https://cryptech.is) -project is to provide some possible answers to those questions by -developing an open-source hardware cryptographic engine that meets the -needs of high assurance Internet infrastructure systems that use -cryptography. - -The algorithmic issues are in the domain of the heavy math cryptography -folk; the implementation issues are the primary focus of the project. -The open-source hardware cryptographic engine must be of general use to -the broad Internet community, covering needs such as secure email, web, -DNS, PKIs, etc. - -The intent of the project is that the final open-source hardware cryptographic -engine can be built by anyone from public hardware specifications and -open-source firmware. Anyone can then operate it without fees of any -kind. - -# About Us -[CrypTech.IS](https://cryptech.is) is a loose international collective -of [engineers]({filename}WhoWeAre.md) trying to improve assurance and privacy on the -Internet. It is funded diversely and is administratively quartered outside -the US. - -We are actively seeking use cases for an initial project which is to -produce a design of an open and auditable Hardware Security Module (HSM) -and supporting software. - -We are also considering the issues around assurance of a tool-chain, -from compiler to operating system and as close to the hardware as we can -reasonably get. - -The project solicits functional requirements from a wide range of -organizations. It will focus on the classic low level cryptographic -functions and primitives, and not get drawn into re-implementation of -application protocol layers. - -We hope that a group of interested organizations will offer funding -for development, and that the IACR and public sector cryptographers will -provide algorithmic advice and wide and open review. If you or your -organization is interested in helping this effort, please consider -offering [financial support](https://cryptech.is/funding/) to keep the -work flowing. - -# More Information -## [Quick Start Guide]({filename}QuickStart.md) - -* including pointers to the git repositories, information on how to set up and configure the board and software, and HSM requirements - - -## [Developers Guide]({filename}DevelopersGuide.md) - -* including the architecture diagrams, and known information - - -## [Project Status]({filename}ProjectStatus.md) - -* including information on the chip design and prototypes as well as the pilot project(s) - - -## [Project Metadata]({filename}ProjectMetadata.md) - -* including information on presentations and meeting notes, technical references, and related work - - -## [Project Archive]({filename}ProjectArchive.md) - -* including information on dormant and far-future work |