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| name = Levchin Prize |
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| awarded_for = “major innovations in cryptography that have had a significant impact on the practice of cryptography and its use in real-world systems” |
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| sponsor = [[Max Levchin]] |
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| presenter = [[Real World Crypto]] steering committee |
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| reward = $10,000 |
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| year = 2016-01-06 |
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| website = {{URL|https://rwc.iacr.org/LevchinPrize/}} |
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The '''Levchin Prize for real-world cryptography''' is a prize given to people or organizations who are recognized for contributions to [[cryptography]] that have a significant impact on its practical use. The recipients are selected by the [[steering committee]] of the [[Real World Crypto]] (RWC) academic conference run by the [[International Association for Cryptologic Research]] (IACR) and announced at the RWC conference.<ref name="LevchinPrize">{{cite web |title=The Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography |url=https://rwc.iacr.org/LevchinPrize/ |website=Real World Crypto Symposium |publisher=International Association for Cryptologic Research |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> |
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The award was established in 2015 by [[Max Levchin]], a software engineer and businessman who co-founded the financial technology company [[PayPal]], and first awarded in January 2016.<ref name="LevchinPrize"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Levchin |first1=Max |title=Establishing the Levchin Prize for Real World Cryptography |url=https://max.levch.in/post/136769831563/establishing-the-levchin-prize-for-real-world |access-date=9 April 2024 |date=2016-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chemparathy |first1=Augustine |title=Cryptographers honored with Levchin Prize at Real World Cryptography Conference |url=https://stanforddaily.com/2016/01/06/cryptographers-honored-with-levchin-prize-at-real-world-cryptography-conference/ |access-date=9 April 2024 |work=The Stanford Daily |date=2016-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Affirm CEO Max Levchin Awards First Annual Prize for Advancements in Real-World Cryptography |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160106005630/en/Affirm-CEO-Max-Levchin-Awards-First-Annual-Prize-for-Advancements-in-Real-World-Cryptography |access-date=9 April 2024 |work=BusinessWire |date=2016-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Etienne |first1=Stefan |title=A prize for “real-world cryptography” was given to programmers behind AES and the Signal app |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/05/a-prize-for-real-world-cryptography-was-given-to-programmers-behind-aes-and-the-signal-app/?guccounter=1 |access-date=9 April 2024 |work=TechCrunch |date=2017-01-06}}</ref> |
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Two awards are presented every year, each on its own topic. While there is no formal rule, every year so far as of 2024, one of the two awards has recognized one or more individuals for theoretical advancements to cryptographic methods with a practical impact, while the other has recognized one or more individual or an organization for either the construction of practical systems or practical advancements in [[cryptanalysis]]. |
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==Recipients== |
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The following table lists the recipients of the Levchin Prize.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography |url=https://rwc.iacr.org/LevchinPrize/winners.html |website=Real World Crypto Symposium |publisher=International Association for Cryptologic Research |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| 2016 || Phil Rogaway || “''For groundbreaking practice-oriented research that has had exceptional impact on real-world cryptography.''” |
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| 2016 || The miTLS team: Cedric Fournet, Karthikeyan Bhargavan, Alfredo Pironti, and Markulf Kohlweiss || “''For the analysis of TLS and the development of the miTLS project.''” |
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| 2017 || Joan Daemen || “''For the development of AES and SHA3.''” |
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| 2017 || Moxie Marlinspike and Trevor Perrin || “''For the development and wide deployment of the Signal protocol.''” |
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| 2018 || Hugo Krawczyk || “''For the development of real-world cryptographic systems with strong security guarantees and proofs.''” |
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| 2018 || The OpenSSL team || “''For dramatic improvements to the code quality of OpenSSL.''” |
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| 2019 || Mihir Bellare || “''For outstanding contributions to the design and analysis of real-world cryptosystems, including the development of the random oracle model, modes of operation, HMAC, and models for key exchange.''” |
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| 2019 || Eric Rescorla || “''For sustained contributions to the standardization of security protocols, and most recently the development and standardization of TLS 1.3.''” |
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| 2020 || Ralph Merkle || “''For fundamental contributions to the development of public key cryptography, hash algorithms, Merkle trees, and digital signatures.''” |
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| 2020 || Xiaoyun Wang and Marc Stevens || “''For groundbreaking work on the security of collision resistant hash functions.''” |
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| 2021 || Neal Koblitz and Victor Miller || “''For the invention of elliptic curve cryptography.''” |
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| 2021 || The Tor Project || “''For continued development of the Tor system and the underlying cryptography.''” |
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| 2022 || Don Coppersmith || “''For foundational innovations in cryptanalysis.''” |
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| 2022 || Let's Encrypt || “''For fundamental improvements to the certificate ecosystem that provide free certificates for all.''” |
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| 2023 || Vincent Rijmen || “''For co-designing the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).''” |
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| 2023 || Paul Kocher || “''For pioneering work on side channel analysis.''” |
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| 2024 || Anna Lysyanskaya and Jan Camenisch || “''For the development of efficient Anonymous Credentials''” |
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| 2024 || Al Cutter, Emilia Käsper, Adam Langley, and Ben Laurie || “''For creating and deploying Certificate Transparency at scale''” |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of computer science awards]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Awards established in 2016]] |
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[[Category:Cryptographers]] |
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[[Category:History of cryptography]] |
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[[Category:Computer science awards]] |
Revision as of 21:58, 9 April 2024
Levchin Prize | |
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Awarded for | “major innovations in cryptography that have had a significant impact on the practice of cryptography and its use in real-world systems” |
Sponsored by | Max Levchin |
Presented by | Real World Crypto steering committee |
Reward(s) | $10,000 |
First awarded | 2016-01-06 |
Website | rwc |
The Levchin Prize for real-world cryptography is a prize given to people or organizations who are recognized for contributions to cryptography that have a significant impact on its practical use. The recipients are selected by the steering committee of the Real World Crypto (RWC) academic conference run by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) and announced at the RWC conference.[1]
The award was established in 2015 by Max Levchin, a software engineer and businessman who co-founded the financial technology company PayPal, and first awarded in January 2016.[1][2][3][4][5]
Two awards are presented every year, each on its own topic. While there is no formal rule, every year so far as of 2024, one of the two awards has recognized one or more individuals for theoretical advancements to cryptographic methods with a practical impact, while the other has recognized one or more individual or an organization for either the construction of practical systems or practical advancements in cryptanalysis.
Recipients
The following table lists the recipients of the Levchin Prize.[6]
Year | Recipient(s) | Contribution |
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2016 | Phil Rogaway | “For groundbreaking practice-oriented research that has had exceptional impact on real-world cryptography.” |
2016 | The miTLS team: Cedric Fournet, Karthikeyan Bhargavan, Alfredo Pironti, and Markulf Kohlweiss | “For the analysis of TLS and the development of the miTLS project.” |
2017 | Joan Daemen | “For the development of AES and SHA3.” |
2017 | Moxie Marlinspike and Trevor Perrin | “For the development and wide deployment of the Signal protocol.” |
2018 | Hugo Krawczyk | “For the development of real-world cryptographic systems with strong security guarantees and proofs.” |
2018 | The OpenSSL team | “For dramatic improvements to the code quality of OpenSSL.” |
2019 | Mihir Bellare | “For outstanding contributions to the design and analysis of real-world cryptosystems, including the development of the random oracle model, modes of operation, HMAC, and models for key exchange.” |
2019 | Eric Rescorla | “For sustained contributions to the standardization of security protocols, and most recently the development and standardization of TLS 1.3.” |
2020 | Ralph Merkle | “For fundamental contributions to the development of public key cryptography, hash algorithms, Merkle trees, and digital signatures.” |
2020 | Xiaoyun Wang and Marc Stevens | “For groundbreaking work on the security of collision resistant hash functions.” |
2021 | Neal Koblitz and Victor Miller | “For the invention of elliptic curve cryptography.” |
2021 | The Tor Project | “For continued development of the Tor system and the underlying cryptography.” |
2022 | Don Coppersmith | “For foundational innovations in cryptanalysis.” |
2022 | Let's Encrypt | “For fundamental improvements to the certificate ecosystem that provide free certificates for all.” |
2023 | Vincent Rijmen | “For co-designing the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).” |
2023 | Paul Kocher | “For pioneering work on side channel analysis.” |
2024 | Anna Lysyanskaya and Jan Camenisch | “For the development of efficient Anonymous Credentials” |
2024 | Al Cutter, Emilia Käsper, Adam Langley, and Ben Laurie | “For creating and deploying Certificate Transparency at scale” |
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography". Real World Crypto Symposium. International Association for Cryptologic Research. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Levchin, Max (2016-01-06). "Establishing the Levchin Prize for Real World Cryptography". Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Chemparathy, Augustine (2016-01-06). "Cryptographers honored with Levchin Prize at Real World Cryptography Conference". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Affirm CEO Max Levchin Awards First Annual Prize for Advancements in Real-World Cryptography". BusinessWire. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Etienne, Stefan (2017-01-06). "A prize for "real-world cryptography" was given to programmers behind AES and the Signal app". TechCrunch. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "The Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography". Real World Crypto Symposium. International Association for Cryptologic Research. Retrieved 9 April 2024.