Peter's Path

Peter's Path is my personal endeavour to live a life of purpose through hiking, reading, and embracing the beauty of nature, faith, and ideas.

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Marskramer Path part 02

Hiked part 2/20 of the Marskramer Path, 17.3 kilometres from Oldenzaal to Borne.

Hiking

Monthly update #0430 • February 2026

Monthly update 430 • February 2026 • 2026-02-01 - 2026-02-28

Monthly Updates

E2EE Backend part 3: Passkeys with the PRF Extension

Third in the series on privacy-first backends: use Passkeys and the PRF extension to derive encryption keys on the client device. The server never sees your keys.

Development

Serious Cryptography by Jean-Philippe Aumasson

Jean-Philippe Aumasson's 'Serious Cryptography' gives a practical guide to modern encryption. It explains key ideas like block ciphers, hash functions, and public-key methods with real-world focus and updates in the 2024 second edition.

Books

E2EE Backend part 2: Private Information Retrieval

Second in a series on privacy-first backends: demo shows how to do encrypted keyword lookups with KeywordPIR using Apple's frameworks. Server learns nothing about the query.

Development
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