Goodbye to the Creator of the Password, And Also Goodbye to Passwords?

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Non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZK) proofs for the equality (EQ) of discrete logarithms (DL)

In May 2019, the creator of the password — Fernando Corbato — died at the age of 93. He also worked on time-sharing methods within the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.