The Skip Ratchet

Explore a groundbreaking cryptographic ratchet designed for decentralized and trustless environments in this 27-minute conference talk from Strange Loop 2022. Delve into the challenges of existing group key agreement protocols and discover how the "Skip Ratchet" addresses these issues through a combination of hierarchical hashing and skip lists. Learn about its practical applications in decentralized, encrypted file systems and local-first platforms for collaborative data science. Gain insights from Brooklyn Zelenka, CTO at Fission, as she shares her expertise in functional programming, Ethereum core development, and innovative web technologies. Understand how this novel approach can enhance security, efficiency, and synchronization in decentralized systems, particularly for offline clients and dynamic group memberships.