Information Security—Before & After Public-Key Cryptography
October 13th, 2008 | by security |ComputerHistory asked:
[Recorded Jan 26, 2005]
Whitfield Diffie, a key figure in the discovery of public-key cryptography, traces the growth of information security through the 20th century and into the 21st. In the 1970s, the world of information security was transformed by public-key cryptography, the radical revision of cryptographic thinking that allowed people with no prior contact to communicate securely. “Public key” solved security problems born of the revolution in information technology that characterized the 20th century and made Internet commerce possible. Security problems rarely stay solved, however. Continuing growth in computing, networking, and wireless applications have given rise to new security problems that are already confronting us.
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10 Responses to “Information Security—Before & After Public-Key Cryptography”
By velvethandofdarkness on Oct 19, 2008 | Reply
thanks for posting!
By isd238gm on Oct 22, 2008 | Reply
Saturday is a sweet day for me. I keep finding great information security stuff , including this magnificant video.
By moorechia on Oct 24, 2008 | Reply
very good,thanks
By TechManFFFF on Oct 25, 2008 | Reply
Len Adleman did consulting for the move “Sneakers”
By TechManFFFF on Oct 28, 2008 | Reply
Great speaker, very brilliant man!
By nfest8 on Oct 29, 2008 | Reply
Mccarthy is the man from Stanford that integrated university research and govnt
By Cairnarvon on Oct 31, 2008 | Reply
The Computer History Museum’s copyright notice violates the copyleft license Diffie released this talk under at the start of it.
Very good talk, though.
By tedtdu on Nov 1, 2008 | Reply
thanks for posting. hope to come more
By FroggyMe6581 on Nov 3, 2008 | Reply
Wow, we learned about this guy in my Math of Crypto class!
By Erudite777 on Nov 4, 2008 | Reply
Please keep videos rolling. Can’t get enough