Crypto Dictionary: 500 Tasty Tidbits for the Curious Cryptographer

164 Pages·2021·2.073 MB·English

by  Jean-Philippe Aumasson

Crypto Dictionary
500 Tasty Tidbits for the
Curious Cryptographer
Jean-Philippe Aumasson

CRYPTO DICTIONARY

C R Y P T O D I C T I O N A R Y
500 Tasty Tidbits for the Curious Cryptographer
by Jean-Philippe Aumasson
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About the Author
Jean-Philippe (JP) Aumasson is the Chief Security Officer and cofounder
of Taurus Group, a Swiss financial tech company specializing in digital
assets infrastructure. Since 2006, he has authored more than 60 research
articles in the field of cryptography and designed the widely used cryp-
tographic algorithms BLAKE2 and SipHash. The author of the acclaimed
book Serious Cryptography (No Starch Press, 2017), he speaks regularly at
information security and technology conferences.
About the Technical Reviewer
Pascal Junod has worked in applied (and less applied) cryptography for a
living since 1999, both in the academic and industrial worlds. He holds a
master’s in computer science from ETH Zurich and a PhD in cryptography
from EPF Lausanne. In his spare time, he loves trail running, white-water
kayaking, reading books, and caring about his family.