Santa's Crypto Get-Together (SantaCrypt) started in December 2001 as the first annual Czech and Slovak workshop aiming to facilitate closer cooperation among professionals working in the field of applied cryptography and related areas of security. This get-together of experts is organised to foster the exchange of information and ideas on past, ongoing, and future projects. We recognise the need for experts to meet their colleagues without the hassle of dealing with (potential) customers, bosses, and other distracting forces. ;-) The workshop runs in English on the first day and in Czech and Slovak on the second day.

Detailed information, including registration guidelines, will be published in due course on the workshop website: https://mkb.tns.cz

Instructions for Authors

The program committee will accept submissions targeting cryptanalysis, applied cryptography, security applications of cryptography, and other related areas. Proposals should be 5–15 pages long and prepared for anonymous evaluation (no author names or obvious self-references). Submissions will be accepted in two tracks — KEYMAKER (students) and the standard track.

Submissions must follow Springer LNCS formatting (Overleaf here ). Submissions may be written in Czech, Slovak, or English.

Submissions should be mailed to matyas AT fi.muni.cz and clearly marked either KEYMAKER or STANDARD TRACK. The final deadline for submissions is 24 June 2026. Submissions will be evaluated by the program committee, and authors will be informed about the results by 24 August 2026. Camera-ready versions for the workshop proceedings must be delivered by 30 September 2026.