After graduation, Wang Xiaoyun chose to stay in Shandong University to teach. It took only nine years to become a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. In 2005, he was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation and hired as Professor Yang Zhenning of the Advanced Research Center of Tsinghua University. The following year, he was specially invited as a professor by Changjiang Scholar Award Program.
Behind such an academic side, Wang Xiaoyun is also known as the genius of China's password cracking. She is the grand prize winner of the China Cryptography Innovation Award, and was named the outstanding network security talent of that year.
Academician Beauty won many honors.
In 20 17, Wang Xiaoyun was elected as an academician of China Academy of Sciences, and two years later, he won the Mathematics and Computer Science Award of China Future Academy of Sciences. From 1983 to 20 17, Wang Xiaoyun's brilliance in academic circles has never been broken, and he is a master in everyone's mind.
So many awards are only part of her glory. The most admirable thing is that she has cracked two passwords that are claimed to be the safest in the world. After successfully cracking these two passwords, Wang Xiaoyun's original password analysis method also proved the vulnerability of the hash function password.
Taking this opportunity, she pushed to reset the new standard sm3 of China's Hash function, which has been widely used in key fields such as State Grid, finance and transportation, and more and more people began to know Wang Xiaoyun, a female scholar who doesn't like literature.
Many people think that Wang Xiaoyun's deciphering ability is related to her major and the result of her academic research. In fact, her talent and interest are the driving force for her breakthrough in deciphering passwords. At first, she completed her doctoral studies in Shandong University and stayed in our school as a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. At that time, a colleague discovered her talent for deciphering passwords.
Decipher that most difficult cryptographic algorithm in the world
The work at school is heavy. She teaches at school during the day and can settle down to study cryptography at night. Because the knowledge reserve of the Department of Mathematics is going well, and she is very interested in cryptography, she persisted in studying for a period of time and mastered the theoretical knowledge related to password decoding.
It is not enough to master the theoretical knowledge of this obscure content. At that time, the United States and other countries began to use the Md5 information digest algorithm for security encryption, which was widely used, involving all users' account passwords, emails and signature information. The reason why MD5 is used for encryption is that this algorithm is irreversible, which greatly enhances the difficulty of password decoding.
This encryption method has always been considered as the most secure password system in the world, so it is also the goal that many people who study password cracking want to crack. With this as the goal, Wang Xiaoyun began to crack the code. For her, deciphering this so-called world-class security system is tantamount to a marathon trophy, so she has a strong interest in it.
In order to decipher the md5 algorithm before the secret meeting in 2004, Wang Xiaoyun and his team worked overtime to decipher the MD5 algorithm, which was the most authoritative event in the world at that time. Wang Xiaoyun released the news of decoding the MD5 algorithm as scheduled before the meeting, which made the audience feel an uproar, and then cryptographers stood up and applauded the beautiful oriental woman.
Wang Xiaoyun made this achievement and became the focus of the meeting. After the meeting, Wang Xiaoyun was surrounded by various institutions, vying for her report materials.
Countries that use this encryption method are most nervous. They are very afraid that their important data will be stolen, and they quickly choose other types of security systems. Not only that, I still have a lingering fear that similar algorithms will not be adopted in the next decade.
One report can make all countries feel threatened, which shows how influential Wang Xiaoyun's achievements are.
This is also the first time that China has won the honor in the field of password decoding and has become a leading figure in the field of password decoding in China.
The ability to decipher has attracted international attention.
Wang Xiaoyun didn't stop running after winning the world-class trophy. After cracking MD5, Wang Xiaoyun felt that he had not reached the peak of his career.
There is another algorithm SHA- 1 in America, which is as difficult as MD5. At that time, the famous hash function expert said that only 57 steps could be cracked. Later, many ordinary people challenged and stopped at about 40 steps. So this algorithm became the next goal of Wang Xiaoyun and his team.
As a warning, I thought it would take a year and a half to decipher the new algorithm, but two months later, Wang Xiaoyun announced his latest research results, saying that he had deciphered the algorithm of SHA- 1.
This news shocked the world more than the previous MD5 decoding. China, which is completely blank in the field of code decoding, has suddenly become the world leader. Suddenly, the international community felt incredible about this oriental woman. You should know that these two encryption algorithms are the most difficult in the world and are widely used in computers all over the world.
At present, the most powerful computers have to calculate the algorithm of MD5, and the amount of calculation is not a small number, reaching the eightieth power of 2. According to the calculation of the current supercomputer, it will take one million years to crack it. So, how did Wang Xiaoyun and her team accomplish such a big workload?
All this is attributed to Wang Xiaoyun's solid mathematical skills. Without the help of a computer, most of the data are obtained by her.
Behind the simple decoding result is the calculation of Wang Xiaoyun and her team day after day. This calculation skill was greatly appreciated by the Washington Times, which not only evaluated her excellent deciphering ability, but also said that she could attack the White House with her ability, which shows that the media spoke highly of her.
The release of several reports has also made many authorities see Wang Xiaoyun's talent. Who doesn't want such a good teammate? All countries offer generous conditions to win over her, but in Wang Xiaoyun's mind, only the motherland is the place to cultivate her.
After the publication of MD5, Wang Xiaoyun discovered the loophole of this algorithm and developed a set of SM3 cryptosystem for the country. The previous vulnerabilities were also covered by her, which became the strongest new cryptographic algorithm in the world and changed China's position in the world cryptographic system.
Wang Xiaoyun and his team have made outstanding contributions to the country and made great contributions to the field of password cracking in China. Not to be outdone, the country gave Wang Xiaoyun 7 1 1 10,000 as a reward, encouraging her to continue to devote herself to the field of password cracking and continue to shine in this direction.