Bengaluru BITDEVS: Don't Trust, Verify (Cryptography Primer)
“Don’t trust the system. Verify the math.”
You press send, someone else reads your message. You sign a transaction, it moves across the world. None of that “just works” by accident, there’s math behind the scenes that's doing the heavy lifting. This session isn’t about black-box libraries or scary proofs; it’s about the simple, repeatable ideas that make secure systems possible.
This BITDEVS, we’ll strip away the mystique people build around cryptography. What can you expect? Clear explanations, real examples (conceptual, not code), and honest talk about where these systems are strong, and sometimes - where they’re not.
If you’ve ever wondered what “don’t trust, verify” actually means in practice, or you're curious why that's the name of the event... this is the session that connects the slogan to the tech.
We'll be exploring:
What cryptography is, and why it matters
the basic goals and why these tools are woven into nearly everything we do online.What a cipher is, and the types of ciphers
from classical substitution to the ideas that modern systems reuse.Modern cryptography
how today’s constructions differ from old tricks and what assumptions they rely on.Perceived threats and mitigations
the common ways crypto systems get attacked, and practical approaches used to defend them.Touching cryptography in Bitcoin
how hashes, signatures, and other primitives power trustless money.
Is this session for you?
This BITDEVS is designed for:
Developers, who build software and want to understand what's actually protecting their users
Bitcoiners, curious about the math and cryptography that makes Bitcoin secure
Privacy folks, interested in understanding the tools that power digital sovereignty
Security-minded people, who want to think like both attacker and defender
Anyone curious about what actually protects our digital lives
No prior cryptography experience required – just bring your problem-solving mindset and curiosity about how the digital world actually stays secure.
If that sounds like you (or even if you’re just intrigued), come join this BITDEVS and see why the series keeps growing, session after session.
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