Klaus Schmeh

Consultant, Cryptovision

Klaus Schmeh has published 15 books, 300 articles, 1,000 blog posts and 25 research papers about encryption technology (in German and English), which makes him the most-published cryptology author in the world. In addition, he is one of the world’s leading crypto history experts and writes a successful crypto history blog (www.schmeh.org). In his main profession, Klaus works as a crypto consultant at the German company, Cryptovision. Schmeh is an excellent speaker, often using self-drawn cartoons and Lego models for visualization. He has hosted presentations at more than 200 conferences in Europe, Asia and US. His talks at RSA Conference, Connect:ID, NSA Crypto History Symposium and others have been enthusiastically received because of Schmeh's unique presentation style.

USA 2020
Session ID 18709

February 26, 2020
9:20AM - 10:10AM

Understanding and Explaining Post-Quantum Crypto with Cartoons

Klaus Schmeh

Are you an IT security professional, but not a mathematician? This session will explain you how post-quantum cryptography works—with a 100 percent cartoon-based slide show. All cartoon stories presented refer to easy-to-understand analogies. No advanced mathematical skills are required. Among the post-quantum methods covered are NTRU, Google’s “New Hope,” (R)LWE, QUARTZ and SLFLASH.

Pre-Requisites: Understanding the concept of asymmetric cryptography Basic mathematical skills (vectors, matrices, polynomials)

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