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| | Name | : | Mark Blunden PhD. | | Key Skills | : | Cryptography | | Location | : | Based in Gloucestershire, available for project work across UK and Europe | | Specialisation | : | Mark provides cryptography and information security consultancy and training. Technical skills include cryptographic protocols, authentication and identification techniques, cryptographic key management (including PKI), symmetric and public key encryption algorithms, digital signature schemes and data integrity techniques, and he is well versed with information security problems and solutions (including the policies and procedures necessary for the effective use of technical solutions), security standards (eg, EMV, SET, IPsec, TLS/SSL, DES, AES, DSS, SHA-1) and security evaluation schemes. | | Additional Info | : | Has a PhD in cryptography from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a degree in mathematics. Previously held permanent positions as a cryptographer in the telecommunications and defence sectors. In 2001 formed a company offering cryptography and information security consultancy and training. | | Clarification | : | Previous work has included: the design of the cryptographic aspects of several security products and the specification of the security supporting procedures; the design and analysis of encryption algorithms and cryptographic protocols; reviews of security products and techniques (eg, elliptic curve cryptography); the design and analysis of security and key management solutions; and cryptography research. Publications include: M. Blunden and A. Escott, 'Related Key Attacks on Reduced Round KASUMI', in the proceedings of Fast Software Encryption 2001, April 2-4, Yokohama, Japan. | | Email | : | Contact Mark Blunden |
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