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spacetime:	New York City
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Richard E. Silverman <res@qoxp.net>

Professional

I make my living doing “computer stuff:” systems administration, networking, security, mostly with various flavors of Unix. I am also a writer, and have published books and articles on computer security and other topics:

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• Books
  • SSH: The Secure Shell (The Definitive Guide)
  • Linux Security Cookbook
  • Git Pocket Guide (June 2013)
• Articles
  • dsniff and SSH:
    Reports of My Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
  • Time and Tide Wait For No Protocol:
    The SSH Keystroke Timing Attack of Song, Wagner, and Tian
  • Top Ten Secure Shell FAQ’s
• Web Sites
  • SnailBook
  • O’Reilly Author Page

Background

• BA Computer Science, Wesleyan University
• MA Mathematics, Wesleyan University
• Network Security Research, BBN Technologies
• Systems Administration, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Personal

some interests:

Mathematics — My degrees are in computer science and pure mathematics, and these things still fascinate me. Especially: general topology, abstract algebra, lambda calculus, cryptography, mathematical logic, and formal methods in protocol design and analysis.

Music — I have studied and performed on several instruments; these days, I’m playing my cello a lot. Before moving to NYC, I sang for several years with Convivium Musicum, a small choir in Boston specializing in sacred vocal music of the Renaissance. Here’s a sample of our work: In Omni Tribulatione by Mouton, recorded on 9 June 2002 at St. Paul’s Church in Brookline, MA.

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