A short and sweet manuscript on Paillier Crypto system

While searching the interwebs for some quick info on Paillier encryption scheme, I came across the following manuscript. It probably includes everything you need to get acquainted with this crypto system.

http://www.tcnj.edu/~hagedorn/papers/CapstonePapers/OKeeffe/CapstoneOKeeffeCryptography.pdf

When you look at the Github repos for related code samples, e.g.:

• https://github.com/mhe/jspaillier for JavaScript
• https://github.com/mikeivanov/paillier for Python

You will need some of the key points mentioned in this paper. For example, 'powers of (1+n)' topic will come in very handy.

"Absolute horror of WiFi light switches"

An article titled 'absolute horror of WiFi light switches' from Terrence Eden. It is an interesting article on hardware and software issues that you may face when installing a specific light switch with IoT capabilities. Must read... Must read now if you are a bit paranoid about IoT.

R vs Python

A comprehensive info-graphic on 'R versus Python':