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Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” – DIFA

From Caesar's Code to online purchases: how cryptography changed our lives

From Caesar's Code to online purchases: how cryptography changed our lives

  • Date: 02 February 2023 from 16:00 to 17:30

  • Event location: Aula della Specola, via Zamboni 33, Bologna

The evolution of cryptographic systems: from Caesar's encryption, through modern polyalphabetic encryption techniques, to the new frontiers of quantum cryptography, whose development won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2022.

Participants:

  • Mauro Orlandini (INAF-Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory of Bologna (OAS))

Edited by:

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy “A. Righi”, University Museum System (SMA), Specola Museum

In collaboration with:

  • INAF-Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory of Bologna (OAS)

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