Cryptography: From Mathematical Magic to Secure Communication

Dan Boneh, Stanford University
Theoretically Speaking Series

Theoretically Speaking is produced by the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, with sponsorship from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and Berkeley City College. These presentations are supported in part by an award from the Simons Foundation.

[emadheydaribeni]

Dan Boneh is not only a legend in cryptography but also a superhero in giving lectures. Teaching such a complex subject in plain English!

[pauljmey]

Would love to hear this guy's lecture on the topic of randomness.

[deidara_]

Boneh: There's children here, I'll keep it simple
Also Boneh: Rushes into a 1 hour lecture about the origins of elliptic curve theory and advanced number theory

[meriemslimani]

Thank You Sir for giving such a great lecture and spreading knowledge to all with simplicity and fun 👏🏻

[scp]

Inspiring to watch. Thank you. I like that you presented the operation (point, point) of the cyclic group of points on the EC with a special PLUS operation symbol. That makes it absolutely clear. I often see cryptographers annoyingly repeating the fact again and again, that addition of points here is not meant coord. wise - but in the known geometric sense.

[futuristcorporation]

"I'm actually not going to answer that question" 🤣 Absolute baller answer.

[ServioPalacios]

Wonderful lecture. So clear, so interesting.

[Carpe.Noctem.Cattus]

wow Dan explains way better with his PowerPoints than my math professors.... skills

[jevaispartout]

51:32 What is the reason to hash the seed? Whether the seed is intentionally chosen or not, a SHA1 of the seed does not add additional randomness, since hash itself is deterministic.

[ashwoodson]

Why would any government allow quantum computers to go mainstream? Seems like a great tool to have against ones enemy.