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 ...

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 ...

The 35-year-old saga of Kryptos, an enigmatic sculpture containing four encrypted messages outside the headquarters of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, recently took a bizarre twist.

Nearly every time you open up a secure Google Chrome browser, a new MIT-developed cryptographic system is helping better protect your data. In a paper presented at ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) today announced an initiative to develop a new standard, "X9.148 -- QR Code Protection Using Cryptographic Solutions," ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) today announced that it has released a standard for QR Code Protection Using Cryptographic Solutions, ...

Cryptographer Whitfield Diffie reckons one of the most important things for good cryptography and security in the age of the Internet is good code. Unfortunately, really good code is generally too ...

I dont know what other forum to put this on...sooo. ;P <P>I remember reading a while back about some code book that had a bunch of cryptography puzzles in it. Like a puzzle book, i guess. <P>I wanted ...