Hardware Podcasts

Episode 74: Deep in the Weeds in Cryptography (not crypto)

The Circuit · 11 Jul 2024 · 47m · Episode 75

What this episode covers

Scott Best, Senior Technical Director at Rambus, discusses the evolution and practical applications of cryptography, from his early Boy Scouts decoding experiences to modern hardware security. He explains how encryption ensures privacy in web browsing and authenticity in firmware updates, detailing the importance of key sizes (128-bit vs. 256-bit) and the mathematical foundations of RSA and elliptic curves. The conversation concludes with the threat quantum computers pose to current public key cryptography and the industry's shift toward quantum-safe standards like CRYSTALS-Kyber and Dilithium.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Rambus, CRI, Cloud Flare
Products
PlayStation 3
Also
NIST, CRYSTALS-Kyber, Dilithium

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