IP: CRYPTOGRAPHY BASED ON RANDOM NUMBERS

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

CRYPTOGRAPHY BASED ON RANDOM NUMBERS
Jason R. Kauffman, a sophomore at the University of Dayton majoring in
mechanical engineering, has developed a new encryption technology based
on random-number generation. Kauffman first thought of the idea while
working on a science-fair project to improve computer animation. He
extended a mathematical technique used in Disney's "The Hunchback of
Notre Dame," which assigned pseudo-random numbers to body movements for
a crowd scene in the film. While studying number generators, he found
references to theories that the technique could be used in encryption
technology, but no details. He then thought of a unique way to use
random numbers in a math equation to encrypt data. He and his father,
Robert Kauffman, formed a partnership with the University of Dayton to
patent the idea.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 July 2002 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/07/2002070301t.htm

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