1970 ⟶ Proposal of Public-Key Cryptography

James H. Ellis proposed the possibility of "non-secret encry...
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🔑 Proposal of Public-Key Cryptography

James H. Ellis proposed the possibility of "non-secret encryption", more commonly termed public-key cryptography, a concept that would be implemented by his GCHQ colleague Clifford Cocks in 1973, in what would become known as the RSA algorithm, with key exchange added by a third colleague Malcolm J. Williamson, in 1975.⟶
Proposal of Public-Key Cryptography (1970)
CryptographyPublic-key CryptographyComputer ScienceEncryptionJames H. EllisClifford CocksRSA algorithm
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Proposal of Public-Key Cryptography (1970)