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Intro to Cyptosystems talk 6/23 7pm
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Mon Jun 9 23:49:30 1997
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 23:13:15 -0400
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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
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From: Vinnie Moscaritolo <vinnie@webstuff.apple.com>
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Subject: Intro to Cyptosystems talk 6/23 7pm
ever wondered what the buzz about cryptography is all about..
You are all welcome to attend my "Introduction to Cyptosystems" tutorial=
at
the BMUG South meeting.. It's open to the public.
When: Monday, Jun 23
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Town Hall, Apple R&D Campus (blding 5)
How long: 60 mins or so?
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Q: Why should you care about this stuff..?
A: The internet is not a secure channel, It's easy intercept your email =
or
files or even know what webpages youve been looking at. Cryptography is a
tool that provides you privacy and protection from competitors and the ne=
ws
media scum. How much do you trust to the internet?
Cryptography is also the best protector of the most cherished civil
liberty: "the freedom of speech"
Q: But I have no secrets to keep?
A: Cryptography is not just about secrets, In addition to providing
confidentiality, modern cryptography holds the building blocks necessary
for successful electronic commerce.
Authentication:
The receiver of a message can ascertain it's origin;
an intruder should not be able to masquerade as someone else.
Integrity
The receiver of a message can ensure that the data has not
been modifed in transit; an intruder should not be able to
substitute a false message for a legitimate one.
Nonrepudiation
A sender should not be able to falsely deny that he sent a message
Q:Why should I care about electronic commerce. Apple hasnt done anything
with it?
A: That the point of this talk. E-Commerce will be a bigger market than
anything we have ever been in before. Ask yourself, What is the biz
proposition for anyone publishing on the NET and the answer will be net
commerce.
Q: what will you talk about
What is Cryptography
What it's used for
How Cryptosystems work
secret/public key encyption,
digital signitures,
modern crypto systems
key management,
e-commerce,
Governement Issues
This talk is NOT about=8A
Theoretical Mathematics
Programming APIs
Specific Products
Who this talk is for
Marketing Evangelist Engineer
Anyone who needs to be Crypto competent
There is a PDF of the slides at http://www.vmeng.com/vinnie/papers.html
Vinnie Moscaritolo
That Crypto Guy at Apple...
http://www.vmeng.com/vinnie/
Fingerprint: 4FA3298150E404F2782501876EA2146A
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