Jean-Philippe Aumasson
Jean-Philippe Aumasson is a cryptographer and security researcher whose work includes hash functions and applied cryptography. He is a coauthor of BLAKE2, a hash-function design documented in the IACR ePrint Archive.
Hash functions are used in many security systems, from integrity checks to password-protection constructions and digital-signature protocols. Their use demands careful attention to the security property required, the surrounding protocol, and the implementation.
Aumasson also wrote Serious Cryptography, a technical book intended to explain contemporary cryptographic concepts and practice. His professional profile at Kudelski Security documents his security-research career.
He is included for both research contributions and public-facing technical education in applied cryptography.
Timeline
- 2012Coauthors the BLAKE2 hash-function specification.
- 2017Publishes Serious Cryptography.
- 2020sContinues security research and technical writing.
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 2000s-Present
- Known for
- BLAKE2; Hash-function design; Serious Cryptography; Cryptographic engineering
- Tags
- cryptography, hash-functions, cryptographic-engineering, security-research, technical-writing