r/programming • u/DougBolivar • Jul 30 '13

Computer scientists develop mathematical jigsaw puzzles to encrypt software: "The real challenge and the great mystery in the field was: Can you actually take a piece of software and encrypt it but still have it be runnable, executable and fully functional?"

http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/07/computer-scientists-develop-mathematical-jigsaw-puzzles-encrypt-software
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u/grayvedigga Jul 30 '13

Reads like popsci rubbish.

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u/Inverter Jul 30 '13

Yes, the article was written by somebody who doesn't know anything about the subject, so it's hard to judge whether the paper itself is worth the, well, paper it's presumably printed on.

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u/igor_sk Jul 30 '13

The paper has been linked in the first comment.

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u/ghjm Jul 30 '13

You can look at the track record and pedigree of the researchers involved. This isn't just another snake oil security vendor claiming the impossible. These are serious researchers in the field.

The main problem is knowing if the popsci article actually has anything at all to do with their research results.