The Uneasy Relationship Between Mathematics and Cryptography (2007) [pdf]

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53 pointsjordigh5 comments

This essay was, as expected, quite controversial in the cryptographic community. This essay is a good place to start looking at opposing arguments (as are the rebuttals referred to at the end of the essay).

http://in-theory.blogspot.com/2007/08/swift-boating-of-moder...

Correct link: http://www.ams.org/notices/200708/tx070800972p.pdf

Neal Koblitz seems to be working for Ethereum now (along with Ralph Merkle, of Merkle Trees fame [1]):

https://twitter.com/ethereumproject/status/43337626144945766...

[1] - https://twitter.com/nprojectcharles/status/46379400449295155...

I believe Neal is still a full time professor in the (pure) mathematics department at University of Washington (as am I). We're in close research areas, and I see him regularly at faculty meetings, etc.

Fixed, thanks.

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