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+# This CITATION.cff file was generated with cffinit.
+# Visit https://bit.ly/cffinit to generate yours today!
+
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+title: Distributed Cryptographic IoT Network
+message: Created to cite in research paper.
+type: software
+authors:
+  - given-names: hornetfighter515
+    email: hornetfighter515@protonmail.com
+  - given-names: Lachezar
+    family-names: Todorov
+    email: lxt9427@rit.edu
+