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James L. Massey

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James Lee Massey (February 11, 1934 to June 16, 2013) was an American information theorist and cryptographer, professor emeritus of digital technology at ETH Zurich. His notable work includes the application of the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm to linear codes, the design of the block ciphers IDEA, with Xuejia Lai, based on the Lai-Massey scheme, and SAFER, and the Massey-Omura cryptosystem, with Jim K. Omura.

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1934 1
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Source International Data Encryption Algorithm (Wikipedia)

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Source International Data Encryption Algorithm (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: James Massey
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  • Wikidata Q251262 P569 (date of birth)
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James Massey (Wikipedia)
In Group: Applied Cryptography, lead sentence: James Lee Massey (February 11, 1934, June 16, 2013) was an American information theorist and cryptographer, Professor Emeritus of Digital TechnologyView the Source
International Data Encryption Algorithm (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: International Data Encryption Algorithm, Lead sentence
    International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA), originally called Improved Proposed Encryption Standard (IPES), is a symmetric-key block cipher designed by James Massey of ETH Zurich and Xuejia Lai and was first described in 1991. The algorithm was intended as
  • Invented: International Data Encryption Algorithm, Lead sentence
    International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA), originally called Improved Proposed Encryption Standard (IPES), is a symmetric-key block cipher designed by James Massey of ETH Zurich and Xuejia Lai and was first described in 1991. The algorithm was intended as
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