“The magic of public-key cryptography is that you can have a system where you can send a message that only one person can read, but you don't have to have any prior arrangement with that person.”

About Whitfield Diffie

Cryptographer • American

Bailey Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie is an American cryptographer and a pioneer of public-key cryptography. Along with Martin Hellman, Diffie developed the concept of public-key cryptography, a fundamental component of modern...