6th Form Lecture Series - Public-Key Cryptography

 
When?
Wednesday 22 February 2012, 17:00 to 18:00
Where?
Austin Pearce Lecture Theatre 3/4
Open to:
Staff, Students, Public
Speaker:
Professor Steve Schneider
Admission information:
For 6th Form students, able KS4 students and other members of the public.

Cryptography has been around for thousands of years but the new Public-Key Cryptography is the foundation of secure internet communication and you use it every time you access a secure website. This talk will give a brief history and explain how public-key cryptography is so extraordinary and how it works using surprisingly simple mathematics (prime numbers, multiplication and powers), how you can construct your own public-key system, and how it is used in the real world across a wide range of applications.

Date:
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Time:

17:00 to 18:00


Where?
Austin Pearce Lecture Theatre 3/4
Open to:
Staff, Students, Public
Speaker:
Professor Steve Schneider
Admission information:
For 6th Form students, able KS4 students and other members of the public.