Everything You Need to Know About Crypto in 50 minutes

Presented at THOTCON 0x6 (2015), May 15, 2015, 11 a.m. (50 minutes).

We all know that crypto is hard. It's now a cliché. But thinking about crypto effectively is not hard. Did you pass notes with your friends in elementary school? Keep a secret notebook? Then you have a background appropriate to the task. In this roller coaster of a talk, I'll cover what crypto works, what doesn't work, the basic components and how they're put together. I can't tell you how to build a cryptosystem in fifty minutes, but can give you the basics of how it all works. Think of this as a workshop in high-performance driving, as opposed to mechanical engineering.


Presenters:

  • Jon Callas
    Jon Callas is a cryptographer, software engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the co-author of many crypto and security systems including OpenPGP, DKIM, ZRTP, Skein, and Threefish. He has co-founded several startups including PGP, Silent Circle, and Blackphone. He has worked on security and crypto for Apple, Tesla, Kroll-O'Gara, Counterpane, and Entrust. He is fond of Leica cameras, Morgan sports cars, and Birman cats.

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