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Is describing a technology used in cryptography (Smart Card) on-topic?

I recently jumped on making a rather long answer to this question: What is a Smart Card?, without asking myself: is it on-topic? Also, my answer contains a lengthy historic/introductory part, with ...
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What sort of “cryptosystem verification” would be on-topic/allowed here?

I'm considering posting a design of a proof-of-work system here and asking a few questions about it, but in the FAQ, it specifically states that you do not want questions about "cryptanalysis of a ...
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Are legal issues surrounding cryptography on topic here?

This question titled "Hash Digest Legal Status" was recently asked and closed as off topic. Since I couldn't actually find anything in the FAQ explicitly disallowing such questions, nor any past meta ...
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Are questions about steganography on topic here?

With the recent proposal for a Steganography stack exchange over on Area 51, I would be interested to know if Steganography questions are on-topic here on Cryptography. I suggested that they might in ...
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Are existence questions on topic?

I've been going through some of the unanswered questions and I've seen a few that are very difficult to answer. They go something like this: I want to do X. Does there exist a ...
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are history of cryptography questions allowed?

I want to make some questions regarding the history of cryptography. particularly I want material/information about WWII german code breakers. Is this the site to ask the question or should I ask in ...
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Should we allow questions about amateur ciphers?

Our FAQ currently says: Do we accept questions asking for cryptanalysis of your cipher (hash function, ...) design? No, we do not. If you want peer review of your full cryptographic scheme, ...
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Is it OK to ask for cryptanalysis of a cipher which was still widely deployed a few years ago?

I'm wondering if the following question would be on topic and ethical: How would the stream cipher GOC be cryptanalyzed with modern techniques? The GOC (Générateur d'Octets Chiffrants) is a stream ...
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Do we want “challenge”/analyse-this questions and if so what constraints, if any, should we put on them?

So earlier I decided to close this question based on several factors. I chose too localised, because I don't think such a question really benefits anyone as it stands. This raised the question in my ...
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Help us define our scope by writing the FAQ?

As you probably know, all stackexchange sites have a FAQ. What you might not know is that the community can edit part of it through their moderators. Specifically, we can edit this bit: What kind ...
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Is this area just about “modern” cryptography?

Cryptography is a very old subject in History and while many people concentrate on the Computer Age cryptosystems, quite a few people can be interested in older cryptosystems like oldish ...
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Is this the place to ask about crypto-algorithm creation/new techniques?

For almost 7 years I've been working in algorithm creation for new encryption systems. I'll be the first to tell you that my goals are lofty and that it's no small task to make something worth using. ...
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Are “How to use cryptography-program X” on topic?

This example How can I add my picture to my public key using GnuPG? got already 3 off-topic close-votes. Should we send such questions to superuser.com, or do we accept them here?
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Are questions on specific implementations of crypto in a specific device/application/system on topic?

Would it be permissible to ask questions like "What sort of encryption does IE 9 support in HTTPS mode" or "What sort of cryptography does the iPhone use to keep user 3g data secure"? Edit by ...
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Are coding theory questions allowed?

Is it allowed to ask theoretical questions about coding theory?
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Do we want “literature recommendations” and similar “list/subjective questions”?

Our very first question was Crypto Class in College but looking to take it to the next level, asking about book recommendations. By design, this is not a question which permits a unique correct ...