Crypto (book)
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| Author | Steven Levy |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Factual |
| Publisher | Viking Press (US) Allen Lane (UK) |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| ISBN | 0-14-024432-8 |
| OCLC | 48846639 |
Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age is a book about cryptography written by Steven Levy, published in 2001. Levy details the emergence of public key cryptography, digital signatures and the struggle between the National Security Agency and cypherpunks. The book details the creation of Data Encryption Standard (DES), RSA and the Clipper chip.[1]
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[edit]- ↑ John Naughton (February 3, 2001). "Steven Levy gives a fascinating account of the birth of public key cryptography in Crypto". The Guardian.
- Scott McLemee (January 14, 2001). "Decoder Ring — How a ragged band broke the government's hold on cryptography". The New York Times.
External links
[edit]- Levy, Steven (2001). Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-0-14-024432-8.
- Presentation on Crypto by Levy, January 22, 2001, C-SPAN
- Levy, Steven (1993-02-01). "Crypto Rebels". Wired (magazine).
- Center for Cryptologic History (2019-01-20). "Publication Finding Aid". Fort George G. Meade, Maryland: National Security Agency – via archive.org.
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