Crypto Quotes

“Thus the RSA paper marks the first appearance of a fictional “Bob” who wants to send a message to “Alice.” As trivial as this sounds, these names actually became a de facto standard in future papers outlining cryptologic advances, and the cast of characters in such previously depopulated mathematical papers would eventually be widened to include an eavesdropper dubbed Eve and a host of supporting actors including Carol, Trent, Wiry, and Dave.”
― Steven Levy, Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age

“A large key is not a guarantee of security,” says Hellman, “but a small key is a guarantee of insecurity.”
― Steven Levy, Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age

“I read it more carefully than anyone had ever read it. . . . Kahn’s book to me is like the Vedas,” he explains, citing the centuries-old Indian text. “There’s an expression I learned: ‘If a man loses his cow, he looks for it in the Vedas.”
― Steven Levy, Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age

“And I have always believed that one’s politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable.”
― Steven Levy, Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age