November 2, 2009 • 6:40 am 0
I have a few new reviews of papers on cryptography in my updated page. For those interested in the security of NMAC and HMAC or affiliation hiding key exchanges, I recommend reading the reviews. They include links to relevant papers.
Filed under: AMS, Authentication, Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, Encryption, Information Theory, Security , Authentication, crypt, Cryptography, Mathematics, Security
September 17, 2009 • 3:44 pm 0
He deserved much better
National Post
14 Sep 2009
In the very distant future, the name of Alan Turing (1912-1954) will be among the very few for which the 20th century is remembered, long after most of the politicians, artists and celebrities have receded into confusion and oblivion. His stature is…read more…
Filed under: Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, ENIGMA, Encryption, Infomation Theory, in the News , Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, ENIGMA, in the News, Information Theory
July 8, 2009 • 2:21 am 0
This Excellent article in the WSJ described the recently broken Patterson’s Cipher. Dr. Smithline from the the Center for Communications Research in Princeton, N.J., got the cipher from a neighbour working on a school project about Thomas Jefferson. Make sure to check the interactive tab on the article for a very well done graphical description of the cipher.
h/t Paul
Filed under: Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, Misc., in the News , Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, in the News
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