Paul Carl Kocher

Paul C. Kocher
Born (1973-06-11) June 11, 1973 (age 51)
New York, U.S.
Alma materStanford University
Known forSSL v3.0, differential power analysis, timing attacks, Spectre, brute force hardware, tamper-resistant hardware design
AwardsNAE (2009)
Marconi Prize (2019)
Levchin Prize (2023)
Scientific career
FieldsCryptography
InstitutionsCryptography Research, Inc.

Paul Carl Kocher (born June 11, 1973) is an American cryptographer and cryptography entrepreneur who founded Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI) and served as its president and chief scientist.