Cryptography 101: Protecting Human Rights, Security, and Commerce.
Prof. Christian W. EricksonAssistant Professor of Political Science - Department of Political Science and Public Administration - Roosevelt University - Chicago, Illinois

Cryptography:
  • Basic overview of cryptography.
  • Research Scientists and Institutes.
  • Major Corporations.
  • Cryptography, Human Rights, and NGOs.
  • Professor Erickson's "PGP Public Key".
    • PGP Global Public Key Directory - use my e-mail address "cerickso@roosevelt.edu" as a search term.
    • Professor Erickson's Public Key Block - copy and paste.
      • -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
        Version: PGP Desktop 9.0.6 (Build 6060) - not licensed for commercial use: www.pgp.com

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        -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
  • WARNINGS:
    • 1)  This page is designed to provide students (and others) with a basic overview of cryptography.  This page is neither an endorsement or encouragement of activity that violates Roosevelt University computer and network "acceptable use" policies, international or national law in individuals' country of citizenship or countries that they are visiting or living in!!!
    • 2)  Unless one understands all processes and vulnerabilities of using encrypted information, it is easy to convince oneself that your communications are secure.  At the risk of revealing my appreciation of the X-FilesA - X-FilesB "Trust No One"!
    • 3)  PGP, and/or other forms of encryption may offer secure communication across networks, however there are other ways to capture encrypted information including physical surveillance and TEMPEST assaults on your computer system, let alone interrogation (and/or torture) of sender and recipient of communications.
    • That's it... have fun ;)... but be very careful!



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Last Updated: 02/01/2008