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Ever since writing has existed, people have wanted to send secret messages to one another--and others have wanted to intercept and read them. This is the second installment of a blog series taking you ...

Data encryption refers to the process of transforming electronic information into a scrambled form that can only be read by someone who knows how to translate the code. Encryption was already used by ...

Think about the humble envelope. For centuries this paper enclosure has shielded important information from prying eyes that might otherwise steal a glance at an unprotected note. Also, by placing ...

Code-based cryptography is a promising branch of post-quantum cryptography that exploits the inherent complexity of decoding linear error-correcting codes. Traditional schemes, such as the McEliece ...

It is difficult to define Simon Singh in one particular sense. A doctorate in particle physics from Cambridge University; a physicist; It is difficult to define Simon Singh in one particular sense. A ...

Everyone except you is Cicada. The motto (or warning) is one of many listed at the top of an Internet chat room. Here, dozens of cryptographers and code-breakers gather, waiting — scanning — wondering ...