Skip to main content

ROBERT MORRIS, FOUNDING FATHER OF UNIX


Robert Morris, a cryptographic genius and one of the founding fathers of the Unix operating system, has died at the age of 78. Morris obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Harvard in 1957 and 58 respectively, and then worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1960 to 1986. At Bell Labs, Morris wrote Unix’s math library, the crypt program, and the encryption scheme that would be used for Unix user authentication for years to come.
From 1986 to 1994, Morris worked for the US National Security Agency (NSA), where he served as the chief scientist of the National Computer Security Center. As chief scientist, he was involved with creating the Rainbow Series of standard security practices, and with electronic attacks on Saddam Hussein’s government in the lead-up to the 1991 Gulf War. Because his work for the US government is classified, it’s impossible to say exactly what he did as chief scientist, but he has admitted that he helped the FBI decode encrypted evidence.

Morris’ death will strike a chord with every developer that has intimate knowledge of Unix, or any of its myriad derivatives. Linux, Android, iOS, HP-UX, Solaris, and more, all have their roots in Unix, and Robert Morris’ work in the field of math and crypto processing. Morris always fought for better encryption techniques, and noisily detested plaintext — a point of view that, in light of the spate of recent security breaches, should have been more readily listened to.
Robert Morris is survived by his wife, a daughter, and two sons, one of which is Robert Tappan Morris, the creator of the what is usually considered the first internet worm, the Morris Internet worm.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

Ten Tips to Keep your Computer Running Smoothly 1. Never, never, turn your computer off with the power switch until Windows has shut down . The one exception to this rule is when your computer locks up and your hard drive is not running (hard drive light is not blinking). In this situation, you can turn the power off without harmful effects to the hard drive. As cutting the power can also result in lost data or Windows files, you should only do this when you have to. Following this rule will prevent permanent hard drive defects caused by the hard drive heads contacting the surface of the drive disc, and it will prevent a host of Windows problems. Whenever possible, recover from crashes by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys at the same time. Press them again to reboot your computer. 2. I highly recommend that you purchase an UPS (uninteruptable power supply) for your computer. This will keep your computer from crashing during power outages, and will protect your computer from low an...

DOMAIN (dot)asia HANYA AUD $1

  Di hari ulang tahun nya website Crazydomains yang ke 12 tahun,  crazydomains memberikan paket penawaran harga domain dengan TLD ( Top Level Domains ) (dot)asia hanya dengan seharga AUD $1 ( satu dollar australia ). Tentu saja kurs dollar australia lebih murah di bandingkan kurs dollar amerika. Untuk mendapatkan domain murah (dot)asia ini anda bisa membayarnya dengan menggunakan balance paypal. Dan yang pastinya anda tidak perlu mengisi atau mengharuskan memberi informasi tentang kartu kredit segala macem. Selain memberikan layanan untuk pemesanan nama domain, Crazydomains juga menyediakan sejumlah layanan lainnya, di antaranya adalah layanan Award Winning Logo Design, Cheap SSL Certificates, Professional Web Design, Build Your Own Website, Linux Dedicated Servers, Windows Dedicated Servers, Microsoft Email Exchange, Search Engine Submission dan Fax by Email. Untuk nama domain dengan harga paling murah dan harga ini bukan harga promo, yaitu domain (dot)mao...