On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:40:13 -0400, Francois Labreque wrote:

> Le 2012-09-07 11:48, Jim Henderson a écrit :
>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:24:02 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>
>>>>>> crypto/security
>>>>>
>>>>> Seriously, almost *nobody* actually does that.
>>>>
>>>> Bullshit.  I'm presently working with two teams that are knee-deep in
>>>> crypto and security work.  Identity management, authentication, etc -
>>>> all use that extensively.
>>>
>>> You're telling me there are more than three people on Earth who
>>> actually design ciphers?
>>
>> crypto/security isn't just about designing ciphers.
>>
>> And I'm telling you that there are more than 3 people who work with
>> crypto and security.
>>
>>
> Who else besides Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman?
> 
> ;)

Well, you and I both know that there's more than just RSA when it comes 
to encryption.

And that crypto algorithm research also includes testing - practically 
and mathematically - the strength of the existing algorithms and 
techniques for breaking the algorithms.  This would include research into 
prime number determination as well as looking for other weaknesses in the 
algorithms.

And the design of better algorithms, hardware acceleration, and so on.

Then there's the application of crypto to applications, data storage, and 
so on.

But of course, you and I don't look at it as "simple".

Jim

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