Another untimely passing

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Eugene H. Spafford [spaf () mac com]
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:29 PM
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Subject: Another untimely passing

[A version of this with photo and embedded links can be found here: <http://snipurl.com/rwbaldwin
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I learned this week that the information security world lostanother of
our lights in 2007: Bob Baldwin. This may have been more generally
known, but a few people I contacted were also surprised and saddened
by the news.

His contributions to the field were wide-ranging. In addition to his
published research results he also built tools that a generation of
students and researchers found to be of great value. These included
the Kuang tool for vulnerability analysis, which we included in the
first edition of COPS, and the Crypt-Breaker’s Workbench (CBW), which
is still in use.
What follows is (slightly edited) obituary sent to me by Bob’s wife,
Ann. There was also an obituary in the fall 2007 issue of Cryptologia.

Robert W Baldwin

May 19, 1957- August 21, 2007

Robert W. Baldwin of Palo Alto passed away at home with his wife at
his side on August 21, 2007. Bob was born in Newton, Massachusetts and
graduated from Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin and Yorktown
High School in Arlington, Virginia. He attended the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, where he received BS and MS degrees in
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in 1982 and a Ph.D. in
Computer Science in 1987. A leading researcher and practitioner in
computer security, Bob was employed by Oracle, Tandem Computers, and
RSA Security before forming his own firm, PlusFive Consulting. His
most recent contribution was the development of security engineering
for digital theaters. Bob was fascinated with cryptology and made
frequent contributions to Cryptologia as an author, reviewer, and
mentor.

Bob was a loving and devoted husband and father who touched the hearts
and minds of many. He is well remembered by his positive attitude and
everlasting smile. Bob is survived by his wife, Anne Wilson, two step-
children, Sean and Jennifer Wilson of Palo Alto and his two children,
Leila and Elise Baldwin of Bellevue, Washington. He is also survived
by his parents, Bob and Janice Baldwin of Madison, Wisconsin; his
siblings: Jean Grossman of Princeton, N.J., Richard Baldwin of
Lausanne, Switzerland, and Nancy Kitsos of Wellesley, MA.; and six
nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Robert W. Baldwin may be made
to a charity of the donor’s choice, to the Recht Brain Tumor Research
Laboratory at Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Medical
Development, 2700 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Attn: Janice
Flowers-Sonne, or to the loving caretakers at the Hospice of the
Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street. Phoenix, AZ 85014-5656.

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