Cryptography Research

{{Short description|San Francisco based cryptography company}}

{{about|the American company established in 1995|a discussion on general research into cryptography|history of cryptography}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Cryptography Research, Inc.

| logo = Cryptography Research logo.png

| type = Private subsidiary

| founded = {{start date and age|1995}}

| location = San Francisco, California

| key_people = Paul Kocher, President and Chief Scientist

| products = Technology licensing, secure semiconductors

| revenue = $10M–$100M

| num_employees = 25–100

| homepage = {{URL|rambus.com/security}}

| parent = 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/227797/rambus_buying_cryptography_research_for_3425_million.html | title=Rambus Buying Cryptography Research for $342.5 Million | date=2011-05-12 | accessdate=2012-06-16 | archive-date=2011-08-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828001718/http://www.pcworld.com/article/227797/rambus_buying_cryptography_research_for_3425_million.html | url-status=dead }} The company licenses patents for protecting cryptographic devices against power analysis attacks.{{cite web|url=http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?docid=28127384|last=Ubhey |first=Anoop |title=Interview with Cryptography Research Inc |publisher= Frost.com |date=November 23, 2004}} The company's CryptoFirewall-brand ASIC cores are used in pay TV conditional access systems and anti-counterfeiting applications.{{cite web |url=http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/07/10/020.html |first=Maria |last=Fontanezza |title=Technology Battles Device Cloning - MD&DI |date=October 2007 |access-date=2008-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207022010/http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/07/10/020.html |archive-date=2009-02-07 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/15/business/technology-plan-would-use-content-not-devices-to-fight-piracy.html|last=Markoff |first= John |title=Plan Would Use Content, Not Devices, to Fight Piracy |work= The New York Times |date=15 April 2003}}{{cite magazine|url=http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/how-crypto-won.html|first=Ryan |last=Singel |title=How Crypto Won the DVD War |publisher= Wired Magazine |date=February 28, 2008|magazine=WIRED}} 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.[http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001391-245.html?tag=nl.e703 "How one company stays safe with two networks"], CNET News, March 30, 2010.