Adi Shamir

Adi ShamirName: Adi Shamir

Born: July 6, 1952

Computer related contributions

  • Israeli cryptographer.
  • Co-inventor and developer of the RSA algorithm
  • Co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme
  • One of the inventors of differential cryptanalysis

Honors and awards

  • Turing Award
  • Israel Prize, Erdős Prize

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