“There has been a fundamental change in the legislative environment. The people who make the laws have been persuaded that we have to be able to read everything.”

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...