Interview With Cryptographer Elonka Dunin

An anonymous reader writes "Whitedust is running a very interesting article with the DEF CON speaker and cryptographer Elonka Dunin. The article covers her career and specifically her involvement with the CIA and other US Military agencies."

Re:So

[Tackhead]

> is quantum cryptography being persued in the military?

Yes and no.

Potential Problem

[nmccart]

Quantum cryptography is neat, to be sure, but what happens if the cat dies?

Re:So

[Daniel Dvorkin]

Only the cat knows, and if you ask, it might kill him.

Re:So

[Amouth]

hold on let me turn it off......

maybe

Re:Very cool person ;)

[dr_dank]

Were any of the DC geeks trying to pull that cheesy yawning-arm-stretch maneuver on Elonka Dunin at the movie?

Re:She is pretty amazing

[Anonymous Coward]

Hint: having an appealing personality starts with not yammering about how stupid everyone around you is and how tedious it makes your life.

Willow Offgood will protect her!

[Anonymous Coward]

We must get Elonka Dunin to Tir Asleen where she will be safe from the evil Queen Bavmorda!

Re:Potential Problem

[pegr]

Quantum cryptography is neat, to be sure, but what happens if the cat dies?

 
As long as you don't look, no problem!

Re:Elonka Dunin?

[InvaderSkoodge]

"Nobody names their kid 'Elonka'"

It's amazing how often parents make really poor choices when naming their children. For example, Yahoo's people search comes up with 82 occurances of people named Richard Head.

Nope

[hey!]

Nobody names their kid "Elonka". I suspect if you decode E-L-O-N-K-A-D-U-N-I-N correctly that you'll find out her real name is Xenia Onatop or Alotta Fagina or something like that.

More probably her real name is "LEONA UNKIND". Or, since this is Slashdot and sooner or later the question "hotness" comes up when any woman is discussed, you might want to click "ON A NUDE LINK", and hope you don't get "A NODE UNLINK", or if she's feeling a bit waspish you may be in for "A DUNK ONLINE".

I couldn't resist

[bdleonard]

This seems like the perfect place for a Bob The Angry Flower link http://www.angryflower.com/schrod.gif [angryflower.com]

Re:So

[Jokerz17]

AH, so the cat does NOT have top secret clearance!

He does... and he doesn't.