Whitfield Diffie

Cryptographer

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 internet security. His groundbreaking work, detailed in the 1976 paper 'New Directions in Cryptography,' introduced the Diffie–Hellman key exchange protocol. For his foundational contributions, he was awarded the 2015 Turing Award, often considered the 'Nobel Prize of Computing'.

Nov 05, 1944 - Present American 13 Quotes

Quotes by Whitfield Diffie

Discover More Authors

Browse All Authors