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

- Show: [The Circuit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit)
- Published: 2024-07-11
- Length: 47m
- Episode: 75
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3cbd8f90

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=5) Introduction: Scott Best and Rambus Security
- [1:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=80) Scott Best's Origin Story: Boy Scouts and Decoding
- [4:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=251) Career at Rambus: PlayStation 3 and Printer Security
- [8:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=527) Defining Cryptography: Privacy and Authenticity
- [12:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=722) History of Cryptography: Enigma and Mechanical Ciphers
- [16:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=975) Everyday Cryptography: HTTPS and Firmware Updates
- [20:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=1202) Key Sizes and Mathematical Foundations: RSA and Elliptic Curves
- [28:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=1720) The Quantum Threat: Shor's Algorithm and Future Risks
- [33:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=2034) Quantum-Safe Standards and AI Risks
- [39:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-07-11-episode-74-deep-in-the-weeds-in-cryptography-not-crypto#t=2359) Side Channel Attacks and Hardware Security

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Rambus (company)
- PlayStation 3 (product)
- CRI (company)
- NIST (other)
- Cloud Flare (company)
- CRYSTALS-Kyber (other)
- Dilithium (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Interview: NXP CEO Kurt Sievers | Cryptographers vs. Quantum Computers | The 8088](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-06-05-interview-nxp-ceo-kurt-sievers-cryptographers-vs-quantum-computers-the-8088) (EE Times Current)
- [IoT Security & The Importance Certificates with Ellen Boehm, SVP, IoT at Keyfactor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-03-iot-security-the-importance-certificates-with-ellen-boehm-svp-iot-at-keyfactor) (Over the Air)
- [PKI and IoT Device Security in 2021 | Keyfactor's Ellen Boehm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-01-12-pki-and-iot-device-security-in-2021-keyfactors-ellen-boehm) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [Ep. 36 | Cryptography in the Cloud Age with Intel Federal's Steve Orrin](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-10-26-ep-36-cryptography-in-the-cloud-age-with-intel-federals-steve-orrin) (Moore's Lobby)
- [An Interview with Josh Datko](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-12-03-an-interview-with-josh-datko) (The Amp Hour)

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