Discover cryptography

Skill rand/cc-polymath/skills/discover-cryptography

Automatically discover cryptography skills when working with encryption, TLS, certificates, PKI, and securityFrom its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-cryptography

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Cryptography Skills Discovery

Provides automatic access to comprehensive cryptography and security skills.

When This Skill Activates

This skill auto-activates when you're working with:

TLS, SSL, mTLS
Certificates and PKI
Encryption and decryption
Hashing and signing
Key management
HTTPS configuration
Certificate authorities
Cryptographic algorithms
Security best practices

Available Skills

Quick Reference

The Cryptography category contains 7 skills:

pki-fundamentals - PKI, certificate authorities, X.509, trust chains
tls-configuration - TLS 1.2/1.3 setup, cipher suites, server config
ssl-legacy - SSL 2.0/3.0, TLS 1.0/1.1, deprecation, migration
sni-routing - Server Name Indication, multi-domain TLS hosting
certificate-management - Certificate lifecycle, Let's Encrypt, automation
cryptography-basics - Symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing, signing
crypto-best-practices - Security patterns, common mistakes, anti-patterns

Load Full Category Details

For complete descriptions and workflows:

Read ../cryptography/INDEX.md

This loads the full Cryptography category index with:

Detailed skill descriptions
Usage triggers for each skill
Common workflow combinations
Cross-references to related skills

Load Specific Skills

Load individual skills as needed:

Read ../cryptography/pki-fundamentals.md Read ../cryptography/tls-configuration.md Read ../cryptography/certificate-management.md Read ../cryptography/cryptography-basics.md

Common Workflows

Setting Up HTTPS

PKI basics → TLS config → Certificate management

Read ../cryptography/pki-fundamentals.md Read ../cryptography/tls-configuration.md Read ../cryptography/certificate-management.md

Understanding Encryption

Basics → Best practices → Specific implementation

Read ../cryptography/cryptography-basics.md Read ../cryptography/crypto-best-practices.md Read ../cryptography/tls-configuration.md

Certificate Troubleshooting

PKI → Certificate management → Debugging

Read ../cryptography/pki-fundamentals.md Read ../cryptography/certificate-management.md

Legacy Migration

Understand legacy → Modern TLS → Migration

Read ../cryptography/ssl-legacy.md Read ../cryptography/tls-configuration.md Read ../cryptography/certificate-management.md

Progressive Loading

This gateway skill enables progressive loading:

Level 1: Gateway loads automatically (you're here now)
Level 2: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
Level 3: Load specific skills as needed

Usage Instructions

Auto-activation: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects cryptography work
Browse skills: Run Read ../cryptography/INDEX.md for full category overview
Load specific skills: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

Next Steps: Run Read ../cryptography/INDEX.md to see full category details.