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Bruce Schneier

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Bruce Schneier is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1963 1
Birth Date
1963-01-15 1
Nationality
American 1
Award
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility 2
Award
EFF Award 2
Connections

Credited

Blowfish Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Wikipedia: Blowfish (cipher)
Skein (hash function), Algorithms
Source Skein (hash function) (Wikipedia)
Solitaire (cipher), Algorithms
Source Solitaire (cipher) (Wikipedia)
Threefish Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Threefish (Wikipedia)
Twofish Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Wikipedia: Twofish
Yarrow algorithm, Algorithms
Source Schneier on Security: Yarrow (Schneier on Security)

In Field

Cryptography, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Bruce Schneier

Invented

Blowfish Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Wikipedia: Blowfish (cipher)
Solitaire (cipher), Algorithms
Source Solitaire (cipher) (Wikipedia)
Threefish Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Threefish (Wikipedia)
Twofish Algorithm, Algorithms
Source Wikipedia: Twofish

Invented By

Fortuna (PRNG), Algorithms
Source Fortuna (PRNG) (Wikipedia)
Skein (hash function), Algorithms
Source Skein (hash function) (Wikipedia)
Yarrow algorithm, Algorithms
Source Yarrow algorithm (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Why Schneier says the algorithm is rarely the weak point, Articles
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Nationality

United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bruce Schneier
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Bruce Schneier (; born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer.
  • Infobox, Born
    January 15, 1963
  • In Group: Applied Cryptography, lead sentence: Bruce Schneier (; born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer.
  • In Field: Cryptography, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Bruce Schneier
Wikidata Q368328, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Blowfish (cipher)
  • Credited: Blowfish Algorithm, Infobox, designers field
    Bruce Schneier
  • Invented: Blowfish Algorithm, Infobox, designers field
    Bruce Schneier
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Wikipedia: Twofish
  • Credited: Twofish Algorithm, Infobox, designers field
    Bruce Schneier
  • Invented: Twofish Algorithm, Infobox, designers field
    Bruce Schneier
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Skein (hash function) (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: Skein (hash function), Lead [credited-to]
    Skein was created by Bruce Schneier, Niels Ferguson, Stefan Lucks, Doug Whiting, Mihir Bellare, Tadayoshi Kohno, Jon Callas and Jesse Walker.
  • Invented By: Skein (hash function), History
    Skein was created by Bruce Schneier, Niels Ferguson, Stefan Lucks, Doug Whiting, Mihir Bellare, Tadayoshi Kohno, Jon Callas and Jesse Walker.
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Fortuna (PRNG) (Wikipedia)
Invented By: Fortuna (PRNG), Lead
Quote, Invented By: Fortuna (PRNG), Lead
Fortuna is a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator (CS-PRNG) devised by Bruce Schneier and Niels Ferguson and published in 2003.
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Yarrow algorithm (Wikipedia)
Invented By: Yarrow algorithm, Lead, designers
Quote, Invented By: Yarrow algorithm, Lead, designers
devised by John Kelsey, Bruce Schneier, and Niels Ferguson
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Schneier on Security: Yarrow (Schneier on Security)
Schneier on SecurityCredited: Yarrow algorithm, Header
Quote, Credited: Yarrow algorithm, Header
Designed by Bruce Schneier and John Kelsey
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Solitaire (cipher) (Wikipedia)
  • Invented: Solitaire (cipher), Lead
    The Solitaire cryptographic algorithm was designed by Bruce Schneier at the request of Neal Stephenson for use in his novel Cryptonomicon, in which field agents use it to communicate securely without having to rely on electronics or having to carry incriminating tools.
  • Credited: Solitaire (cipher), Lead
    The Solitaire cryptographic algorithm was designed by Bruce Schneier at the request of Neal Stephenson for use in his novel Cryptonomicon, in which field agents use it to communicate securely without having to rely on electronics or having to carry incriminating tools.
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Threefish (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: Threefish Algorithm, Lead
    Threefish and the Skein hash function were designed by Bruce Schneier, Niels Ferguson, Stefan Lucks, Doug Whiting, Mihir Bellare, Tadayoshi Kohno, Jon Callas, and Jesse Walker. "Threefish is unpatented, and the source code is uncopyrighted and license-free; it is free for all uses."
  • Invented: Threefish Algorithm, Lead
    Threefish and the Skein hash function were designed by Bruce Schneier, Niels Ferguson, Stefan Lucks, Doug Whiting, Mihir Bellare, Tadayoshi Kohno, Jon Callas, and Jesse Walker. "Threefish is unpatented, and the source code is uncopyrighted and license-free; it is free for all uses."
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