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| Company type | Private subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Key people | Paul Kocher, President and Chief Scientist |
| Products | Technology licensing, secure semiconductors |
| Revenue | $10M–$100M |
Number of employees | 25–100 |
| Parent | Rambus |
| Website | rambus |
Cryptography Research, Inc. is a San Francisco based cryptography company specializing in applied cryptographic engineering, including technologies for building tamper-resistant semiconductors. It was purchased on June 6, 2011, by Rambus for $342.5M.[1] The company licenses patents for protecting cryptographic devices against power analysis attacks.[2] The company's CryptoFirewall-brand ASIC cores are used in pay TV conditional access systems and anti-counterfeiting applications.[3] CRI also developed BD+, a security component in the Blu-ray disc format, and played a role in the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray.[4][5] The company's services group assists with security testing, disaster recovery, and training.
Cryptography Research protects its core operations from outside attack by maintaining a secured local network that is not connected to the Internet at all. Employees who need to work with sensitive data have two computers on their desks — one to access the secure network, and a separate computer to access the Internet.[6]
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- ^ Markoff, John (15 April 2003). "Plan Would Use Content, Not Devices, to Fight Piracy". The New York Times.
- ^ Singel, Ryan (February 28, 2008). "How Crypto Won the DVD War". WIRED. Wired Magazine.
- ^ "How one company stays safe with two networks", CNET News, March 30, 2010.