Matasano Crypto Challenges

Anyone done these before? Looks like fun, just sent the request e-mail. I'll try to report back!

We've built a collection of 48 exercises that demonstrate attacks on real-world crypto.

This is a different way to learn about crypto than taking a class or reading a book. We give you problems to solve. They're derived from weaknesses in real-world systems and modern cryptographic constructions. We give you enough info to learn about the underlying crypto concepts yourself. When you're finished, you'll not only have learned a good deal about how cryptosystems are built, but you'll also understand how they're attacked.
http://www.matasano.com/articles/crypto-challenges/

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``exhortation''? Are you using that word correctly? I'm unsure of what you're trying to say.

Regardless, I wouldn't really want to work for them. Specifically due to:

Our "house language" is Ruby, but most of the people who join our team don't know it coming in the door.

With that said: everybody on our team can deliver a solid web application pentest. We don't have a kind of tester that doesn't do web apps.

I'm imagining a team of starbucks hipsters using metasploit now.