Math Plus Cryptography Equals Drama And Conflict Date: August 8, 2007 Source: American Mathematical Society Summary: Neal Koblitz is a mathematician who, starting in the 1980s, became fascinated ...

Cryptography is just about as old as written communication itself, and mathematics has long supplied methods for the cryptographic toolbox. Starting in the 1970s, increasingly sophisticated ...

Microsoft prepares for security in a world where our old codes are easily broken. Get familiar with these technologies now ...

If you’ve ever picked up a war novel, you know they tend to deal with the exploits of soldiers and sailors, the dirt and danger of the front lines. Not Neal Stephenson’s “Cryptonomicon.” ...

Prime numbers are crucial for tech like RSA encryption, so understanding them from every angle is essential for maximum ...

The foundations for public key cryptography were first discovered between 1970 and 1974 by British mathematicians working for the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters, the same government ...

The myth and reality of unbreakability. Securing secret messages hasn’t always been tied to difficult math problems; until recently, cryptography was barely mathematical at all.

The math isn't as simple, nor is explaining it, but I'm going to give it a go over the next few sections. (If your eyes start to glaze over, you can skip way down to the section entitled "What ...

Encryption. Cryptography vs. Big Brother: How Math Became a Weapon Against Tyranny Part two of a four-part series on the history of the cypherpunk movement ...