Presented at
Black Hat USA 1997,
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Bruce Schneier is president of Counterpane Systems, a Minneapolis-based consulting firm specializing in cryptography and computer security. Counterpane Systems designs and analyzes hardware and software cryptographic systems, advises on products and markets, and gives technical and business courses. He also designed the Blowfish algorithm, still unbroken after years of cryptanalysis.
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Bruce Schneier
Mr. Schneier is the author of Applied Cryptography (John Wiley & Sons, 1994 & 1996), the seminal work in its field. Now in its second edition, Applied Cryptography has sold over 60,000 copies world-wide and has been translated into four languages. His papers have appeared at several international conferences, and he has written dozens of articles on cryptography for major magazines. He is a contributing editor to Dr. Dobbs Journal where he edited the "Algorithms Alley" column, and a contributing editor to Computer and Communications Security Reviews.
Mr. Schneier serves on the board of directors of the International Association for Cryptologic Research, is a member of the Advisory Board for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and is on the Board of Directors of the Voter's Telcom Watch. Mr. Schneier has an M.S. in Computer Science from American University and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Rochester. He is a frequent writer and lecturer on the topics of cryptography, computer security, and privacy.
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