How do I install the Discover Cryptography skill?

Run npx skillmds add rand/discover-cryptography in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Discover Cryptography safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Discover Cryptography?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Discover Cryptography free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free. This skill is licensed under MIT.

Who published Discover Cryptography?

rand (@rand) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Discover Cryptography by rand — Agent Skill

Name: Discover Cryptography
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: rand

File contents

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.

---name: discover-cryptographydescription: Automatically discover cryptography skills when working with encryption, TLS, certificates, PKI, and securitylicense: MIT--- # 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: 1. **pki-fundamentals** - PKI, certificate authorities, X.509, trust chains 2. **tls-configuration** - TLS 1.2/1.3 setup, cipher suites, server config 3. **ssl-legacy** - SSL 2.0/3.0, TLS 1.0/1.1, deprecation, migration 4. **sni-routing** - Server Name Indication, multi-domain TLS hosting 5. **certificate-management** - Certificate lifecycle, Let's Encrypt, automation 6. **cryptography-basics** - Symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing, signing 7. **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 1. **Auto-activation**: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects cryptography work 2. **Browse skills**: Run `Read ../cryptography/INDEX.md` for full category overview 3. **Load specific skills**: Use bash commands above to load individual skills **Next Steps**: Run `Read ../cryptography/INDEX.md` to see full category details.

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