Pioneers
Whitfield Diffie
Cryptographer
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
American cryptographer who, with Martin Hellman, published the 1976 paper New Directions in Cryptography, introducing public key cryptography and a practical method for two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel. He and Hellman shared the 2015 Turing Award.
Facts
Cross-Tradition Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Whitfield Diffie
Wikimedia FoundationEarly life and educationQuote, Early life and education
His interest in cryptography began at age 10 when his father, a professor, brought home the entire crypto shelf of the City College Library in New York.
1. Wikipedia: Whitfield Diffie
Wikimedia FoundationInfoboxQuote, Infobox
Bailey Whitfield Diffie, born June 5, 1944, Washington, D.C., U.S.
1. Wikipedia: Whitfield Diffie
Wikimedia FoundationInvented: Public Key Cryptography, Public discovery (public-key-cryptography article)Quote, Invented: Public Key Cryptography, Public discovery (public-key-cryptography article)
In 1976, an asymmetric key cryptosystem was published by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman who, influenced by Ralph Merkle's work on public key distribution, disclosed a method of public key agreement.
1. Wikipedia: Whitfield Diffie
Wikimedia FoundationIn Field: Information Security, Awards and honors sectionQuote, In Field: Information Security, Awards and honors section
Diffie and Hellman's groundbreaking 1976 paper, "New Directions in Cryptography," introduced the ideas of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, which are the foundation for most regularly-used security protocols on the internet today.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.