Explore a 31-minute conference talk from RustFest Rome 2018 featuring Neal Walfield's presentation on Sequoia, a new OpenPGP implementation in Rust. Delve into the challenges of developing secure and user-friendly encryption software, focusing on OpenPGP's applications beyond email security. Learn about Sequoia's emphasis on usability and security, and discover the team's solutions to Rust-specific challenges such as infinite types, streaming iterators, and API design. Gain insights into OpenPGP's packet-based format, parsing techniques, iterator interfaces, and failure recovery mechanisms. Understand the importance of OpenPGP in securing software updates, commit signing, and backup protection while examining Sequoia's approach to improving both end-user and developer experiences.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
What is Sequoia
Who are we
What is OpenPGP
Packetbased format
OpenPGP
PK Esk
Pipeline
Parse
Basic idea
Recursion limit
Generics
Dynamic Dispatch
Buffered Reader
Buffered Reader Limiter
Better Parser Interface
Iterator Interface
Iterator API
Callback State
Callback Helper
Failure
Recovery
About Sequoia
Sequoia Overview
Taught by
Rust
