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“I think that I am among the few lucky ones who are exploiting complexity. Most people are unhappy with the emergence of complexity, they would prefer it if the world were very simple, but then it would be a doom for a cryptographer like myself.”

Quote by Adi Shamir

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Adi Shamir is a renowned cryptographer, born on July 6, 1952. He has made significant contributions to the field of cryptography, particularly in public-key cryptography and cryptanalysis. Shamir is known for his work on the key recovery attack on the Data Encryption Standard (DES). more

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