Paul Kocher
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Paul Kocher is an American cryptographer renowned for his pioneering work on side-channel attacks and SSL/TLS security, for which he has received major honors in real-world cryptography.
All labels observed (1)
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| Paul Kocher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18281417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Kocher Context triple: [Levchin Prize for Real-World Cryptography, hasLaureate, Paul Kocher]
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A.
John Kelsey
John Kelsey is an American cryptographer known for his contributions to symmetric-key cryptography and the design of several notable encryption algorithms.
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B.
Jack Schwartz
Jack Schwartz was an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to programming languages, parallel computing, and the development of the SETL language.
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C.
Hugo Krawczyk
Hugo Krawczyk is a prominent cryptographer known for foundational contributions to modern cryptographic protocols and standards, including the design of HMAC and key exchange mechanisms used in Internet security.
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D.
Gerard J. Holzmann
Gerard J. Holzmann is a computer scientist best known for creating the SPIN model checker and for his influential work in formal verification and software reliability.
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E.
Gale E. Halderman
Gale E. Halderman was an American automobile designer best known as the principal stylist behind the original Ford Mustang.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Kocher Target entity description: Paul Kocher is an American cryptographer renowned for his pioneering work on side-channel attacks and SSL/TLS security, for which he has received major honors in real-world cryptography.
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A.
John Kelsey
John Kelsey is an American cryptographer known for his contributions to symmetric-key cryptography and the design of several notable encryption algorithms.
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B.
Jack Schwartz
Jack Schwartz was an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to programming languages, parallel computing, and the development of the SETL language.
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C.
Hugo Krawczyk
Hugo Krawczyk is a prominent cryptographer known for foundational contributions to modern cryptographic protocols and standards, including the design of HMAC and key exchange mechanisms used in Internet security.
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D.
Gerard J. Holzmann
Gerard J. Holzmann is a computer scientist best known for creating the SPIN model checker and for his influential work in formal verification and software reliability.
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E.
Gale E. Halderman
Gale E. Halderman was an American automobile designer best known as the principal stylist behind the original Ford Mustang.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.