# pFarb/awesome-crypto-papers

A curated list of cryptography papers, articles, tutorials and howtos.

Repository: https://github.com/pFarb/awesome-crypto-papers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-crypto-papers
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: cryptography, applied-cryptography, awesome-list, awesome-lists, howto, awesome
Last push: 2024-10-17T18:13:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3478, "days_push": 685, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2093, forks 147 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.038998+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of cryptography papers, articles, tutorials, and howtos aimed at non-cryptographers, especially engineers using crypto in security systems. It organizes reading material by topic and skill level, from beginner introductions to hashing, symmetric/asymmetric encryption, zero-knowledge proofs, and post-quantum cryptography.

## Use cases
- find cryptography papers for engineers
- learn applied cryptography from tutorials
- reading list for understanding how encryption fails
- study elliptic curve and post-quantum cryptography
- onboard developers to cryptographic concepts
- find zero-knowledge proof learning materials

## When to choose
- you're an engineer using cryptography in higher-level security systems and want curated reading
- you need educational material on hashing, encryption, cryptanalysis, or post-quantum crypto
- you want a topic-organized list rather than a historical paper archive

## When to avoid
- you're an academic researcher looking for a comprehensive paper index
- you want a structured curriculum to become a cryptographer
- you need runnable code or libraries rather than reading material

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, security, cryptography
- domain: security, education, awesome-lists, privacy
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: cryptography, awesome-list, reading-list, tutorials, cryptanalysis, post-quantum-cryptography

## Member repositories
- pFarb/awesome-crypto-papers (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.038998+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:28.966923+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pFarb/awesome-crypto-papers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.038998+00:00, sha 250749f6f61d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.