Faster Encryption Algorithm Found By 16 Year Old Girl

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Faster Encryption Algorithm Found By 16 Year Old Girl 197

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday January 13, 1999 @05:31AM from the geek-gals dept.

Jan Stette writes "This story has made the front page of the UK newspapers today. A 16 year old Irish girl has devised an encryption algorithm that is allegedly as secure as RSA but is much faster at performing the encryption. " Update: 01/15 02:24 by S : A picture of her talking to Gordon Moore.

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