I’m scheduled to give a Talk in Charlotte, North Carolina in June 2024. The subject talk’s title is “A Layman’s Guide to Cryptography” and the lecture is designed to give newcomers an introduction to some of the practical constructions, ideas, and practical uses of cryptography.

Here is a link to the slides (PDF)

Sources

• [otp-cables]: “U.S. Tells How It Cracked Code of A-Bomb Spy Ring.” Weiner, T. 1995, July 12. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/12/us/us-tells-how-it-cracked-code-of-a-bomb-spy-ring.html
• [sharcs]: “Cost analysis of hash collisions: Will quantum computers make SHARCS obsolete?” Bernstein, D. J. 2009, August 23.
• [top500]: “June 2024.” Top500. https://top500.org/lists/top500/2024/06/
• [aurora]: “Aurora supercomputer blade installation complete.” Intel. 2024, June 22. https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1631/aurora-supercomputer-blade-installation-complete#:~:text=%E2%80%8BWhat's%20New%3A%20The%20Aurora,%C2%AE%20CPU%20Max%20Series%20processors.

Errata

Errata for the presentation (if any) will be listed here. If you would like to address a mistake/error or request a clarification, please use the email address listed on the about page for this site.

• The numbers for how long it takes to crack AES and RSA on slide 6 are incorrect. However, the overall point that it takes a very long time to brute-force RSA and AES remains correct and unchanged.