Moxie Marlinspike

Summary

Moxie Marlinspike is a human^[1]. Born in Georgia^[2], he… he was born on +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a cypherpunk^[4], entrepreneur^[5], cryptographer^[6], programmer^[7], and hacker^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Moxie Marlinspike was born in Georgia^[2].
• Moxie Marlinspike was born on +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Moxie Marlinspike held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Moxie Marlinspike worked as a cypherpunk^[4].
• Moxie Marlinspike's professions included entrepreneur^[5].
• Moxie Marlinspike's professions included cryptographer^[6].
• Moxie Marlinspike worked as a programmer^[7].
• Moxie Marlinspike worked as a hacker^[8].
• Moxie Marlinspike worked as a business executive^[11].
• Moxie Marlinspike's field of work was computer security^[12].
• Moxie Marlinspike's field of work was software architecture^[13].
• Moxie Marlinspike's field of work was cryptography^[14].
• Moxie Marlinspike was employed by Signal Messenger^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Moxie Marlinspike is Signal Protocol^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Moxie Marlinspike is Double Ratchet Algorithm^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Moxie Marlinspike is Convergence^[18].
• Moxie Marlinspike received the Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship^[19].
• Moxie Marlinspike's image is recorded as Moxie Marlinspike TC 2017-09-18 (cropped00).jpg^[20].
• Moxie Marlinspike's image is recorded as Moxie Marlinspike in 2022 02.jpg^[21].
• Moxie Marlinspike is recorded as male^[22].
• Moxie Marlinspike's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Moxie Marlinspike's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38160242715552430994^[24].
• Moxie Marlinspike's IMDb ID is recorded as nm13854211^[25].
• Moxie Marlinspike's Commons category is recorded as Moxie Marlinspike^[26].
• Moxie Marlinspike's residence is recorded as San Francisco Bay Area^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Georgia^[2], Moxie Marlinspike… he was born on +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cypherpunk^[4], entrepreneur^[5], cryptographer^[6], programmer^[7], hacker^[8], and business executive^[11]. Fields of work include computer security^[12], an industry^[28]; software architecture^[13], an academic discipline^[29]; and cryptography^[14], an academic discipline^[30]. Among Moxie Marlinspike's employers was Signal Messenger^[15].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Signal Protocol^[16], a cryptographic protocol^[31]; Double Ratchet Algorithm^[17], an algorithm^[32]; and Convergence^[18], a strategy^[33].

Recognition

Moxie Marlinspike received the Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship^[19].

Why It Matters

Moxie Marlinspike ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

He is credited with the discovery of Signal Protocol^[36], a cryptographic protocol^[37] and Double Ratchet Algorithm^[38], an algorithm^[39].

FAQs

Where was Moxie Marlinspike born?

Moxie Marlinspike was born in Georgia^[2].

What did Moxie Marlinspike do for work?

Moxie Marlinspike worked as cypherpunk^[4], entrepreneur^[5], cryptographer^[6], programmer^[7], and hacker^[8].

What awards did Moxie Marlinspike receive?

Honors received include Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship^[19].

What did Moxie Marlinspike discover?

Moxie Marlinspike is credited as discoverer of Signal Protocol^[36] and Double Ratchet Algorithm^[38].