I’m going to talk about the security behind Bitcoin addresses and keys, called Public Key Cryptography. This includes SHA256, Random Number Generators(RNGs), Hash Functions, and Elliptic Curve Digital ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

Cryptography secures digital data using algorithms, essential in private secure communications. Cryptos use cryptographic methods like asymmetric encryption and hash functions for transactions.

Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Just hearing the word “encryption” can bring shudders to technology professionals, many of ...

If you’ve read anything about technology in the last few years, you may have seen the term “encryption” floating around. It’s a simple concept, but the realities of its use are enormously complicated.

A look at the securing mechanisms of the global monetary system millions entrust their value with. I promise that you only need some basic algebra for this, as well as a simple understanding of ...

Just hearing the word "encryption" can bring shudders to technology professionals, many of whom find themselves intimidated by this seemingly incomprehensible technology. Perhaps the term conjures up ...