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John Kelsey is a cryptographer currently working at NIST. His research interests include cryptanalysis
Cryptanalysis

Cryptanalysis is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information which is normally required to do so....
 and design of symmetric cryptography primitives (block cipher
Block cipher

In cryptography, a block cipher is a symmetric key algorithm cipher which operates on fixed-length groups of bits, termed blocks, with an unvarying transformation....
s, stream cipher
Stream cipher

In cryptography, a stream cipher is a symmetric key algorithm cipher where plaintext bits are combined with a pseudorandom cipher bit stream , typically by an exclusive-or operation....
s, cryptographic hash function
Cryptographic hash function

A cryptographic hash function is a algorithm that takes an arbitrary block of data and returns a fixed-size bit string, the hash value, such that an accidental or intentional change to the data will almost certainly change the hash value....
s, MAC
Message authentication code

A cryptography message authentication code is a short piece of information used to authenticate a message.A MAC algorithm accepts as input a secret key and an arbitrary-length message to be authenticated, and outputs a MAC ....
s), analysis and design of cryptographic protocol
Cryptographic protocol

A security protocol is an abstract or concrete protocol that performs a information security-related function and applies cryptographic methods....
s, cryptographic random number generation, electronic voting
Electronic voting

Electronic voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes....
, side-channel attacks on cryptography implementations, and anonymizing communications systems. He previously worked at Certicom
Certicom

Certicom Corp. is a cryptography company founded in 1985 by Gordon Agnew and Scott Vanstone.The Certicom intellectual property portfolio includes over 350 patents and patents pending worldwide that cover key aspects of elliptic curve cryptography : software optimizations, efficient hardware implementations, methods to enhance the securit...
 and Counterpane Internet Security
Counterpane Internet Security

BT Counterpane, formerly Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., is a company that sells Managed Security Services. The company was founded by famous American cryptographer Bruce Schneier in August 1999....
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John Kelsey is a cryptographer currently working at NIST. His research interests include cryptanalysis
Cryptanalysis

Cryptanalysis is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information which is normally required to do so....
 and design of symmetric cryptography primitives (block cipher
Block cipher

In cryptography, a block cipher is a symmetric key algorithm cipher which operates on fixed-length groups of bits, termed blocks, with an unvarying transformation....
s, stream cipher
Stream cipher

In cryptography, a stream cipher is a symmetric key algorithm cipher where plaintext bits are combined with a pseudorandom cipher bit stream , typically by an exclusive-or operation....
s, cryptographic hash function
Cryptographic hash function

A cryptographic hash function is a algorithm that takes an arbitrary block of data and returns a fixed-size bit string, the hash value, such that an accidental or intentional change to the data will almost certainly change the hash value....
s, MAC
Message authentication code

A cryptography message authentication code is a short piece of information used to authenticate a message.A MAC algorithm accepts as input a secret key and an arbitrary-length message to be authenticated, and outputs a MAC ....
s), analysis and design of cryptographic protocol
Cryptographic protocol

A security protocol is an abstract or concrete protocol that performs a information security-related function and applies cryptographic methods....
s, cryptographic random number generation, electronic voting
Electronic voting

Electronic voting is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes....
, side-channel attacks on cryptography implementations, and anonymizing communications systems. He previously worked at Certicom
Certicom

Certicom Corp. is a cryptography company founded in 1985 by Gordon Agnew and Scott Vanstone.The Certicom intellectual property portfolio includes over 350 patents and patents pending worldwide that cover key aspects of elliptic curve cryptography : software optimizations, efficient hardware implementations, methods to enhance the securit...
 and Counterpane Internet Security
Counterpane Internet Security

BT Counterpane, formerly Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., is a company that sells Managed Security Services. The company was founded by famous American cryptographer Bruce Schneier in August 1999....
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