WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: The latest in co computer security revealed at WPI.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 August 1999-WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: The latest in computer security revealed at WPI (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160899 WORCESTER, Mass. -- More than 180 computer security experts, half of whom traveled from outside the United States, converged on Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the 1999 Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES), Aug.

12-13. The popular workshop provided a forum for real-world system and design issues. Conference organizers Cetin Koc of Oregon State University and Christof Paar of WPI point out that many consumer products are gaining computer-like capabilities. E-commerce and other electronic communications demand that sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, must be...