Elliot Marchetti

Retired signals intelligence analyst—agency unspecified, though his detailed opinions about Suite B algorithms narrow it down—who writes with the bone-deep skepticism of someone who has watched promising protocols fail in classified environments he can't reference. Elliot covers protocol design, key negotiation, and operational security, and he has never met a new standard he didn't greet with 'I've seen this movie before.' His colleagues call him Gray. He does not explain why.