Selected Areas in Cryptography
Encyclopedia
Selected Areas in Cryptography (SAC) is a series of international cryptography
workshop
s held annually in Canada
, every August since 1994. Through 1999, it was held at either Queen's University
or Carleton University
; the locations have varied more in recent years. SAC has presented research on many cryptographic topics, but especially the design and analysis
of block cipher
s.
Since 2003, SAC has included an invited lecture called the Stafford Tavares
Lecture, in honor of one of its original organizers and long-time supporters.
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
workshop
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
s held annually in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, every August since 1994. Through 1999, it was held at either Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
or Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
; the locations have varied more in recent years. SAC has presented research on many cryptographic topics, but especially the design and analysis
Cryptanalysis
Cryptanalysis is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information that is normally required to do so. Typically, this involves knowing how the system works and finding a secret key...
of block cipher
Block cipher
In cryptography, a block cipher is a symmetric key cipher operating on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks, with an unvarying transformation. A block cipher encryption algorithm might take a 128-bit block of plaintext as input, and output a corresponding 128-bit block of ciphertext...
s.
Since 2003, SAC has included an invited lecture called the Stafford Tavares
Stafford Tavares
Stafford Emanuel Tavares is a cryptographer, professor emeritus at Queen's University.His notable work includes the design of the block ciphers CAST-128 and CAST-256. He also helped organize the first Selected Areas in Cryptography workshop in 1994...
Lecture, in honor of one of its original organizers and long-time supporters.