> And don't make your cryptography project sound like snake oil. Saying military grade encryption or N-bits of security makes you sound like you don't know what you're talking about.

Interesting to contrast this with patio11's statement from just a few days ago (https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/sco_remin...):

> People are better at remembering images than they are remembering claims or facts. "256-bit SSL encryption" is a true fact about your software product, but for most customers it goes in one ear and out the other. "Bank-grade encryption" is an image -- people can envision the vault -- and is vastly more likely to be recalled favorably when someone is worried about security.