Cryptography newsgroups

There are several newsgroups relevant for discussions about cryptography and related issues.

• sci.crypt — an unmoderated forum for discussions on technical aspects of cryptography.
• sci.crypt.research — a similar, moderated group, focusing on research into cryptography. It was founded based on a charter by Peter Gutmann.
• sci.crypt.random-numbers — discuss generation of cryptographically secure random numbers.
• talk.politics.crypto — discussions of the relationship between cryptography and government. The original charter was by D.J. Silverton.
• alt.security.pgp — discussion of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and related software.