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Steve Bellovin is a [[computer security]] expert who was at [[Bell Labs]] for many years and is currently (2010) at [[Columbia University]]. He has been quite active in the [[IETF]]. He was a member of the [[Internet Architecture Board]] 1996-2002, and [[IETF Security Area]] co-director, and hence a member of the [[Internet Engineering Steering Group]] (IESG), 2002-2004.  
Steve Bellovin is a [[computer security expert who was at [[Bell Labs for many years and is currently (2010) at [[Columbia University. He has been quite active in the [[IETF. He was a member of the [[Internet Architecture Board 1996-2002, and [[IETF Security Area co-director, and hence a member of the [[Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), 2002-2004.  


He has a [http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/informal-bio.html home page] at Columbia. "I do research on networks, security and why the two don't get along."  Bellovin was a participant on the Cypherpunk mailing list and on its successor, [[Perry Metzger]]'s cryptography list.
He has a [http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/informal-bio.html home page] at Columbia. "I do research on networks, security and why the two don't get along."  Bellovin was a participant on the Cypherpunk mailing list and on its successor, [[Perry Metzger's cryptography list.


While a graduate student, Bellovin was one of the people who created [[Usenet]]. He and two others &mdash; [[Tom Truscott]] and [[Jim Ellis]] &mdash; received the [[Usenix]] associations [[Flame award]] for this in 1995.
While a graduate student, Bellovin was one of the people who created [[Usenet. He and two others &mdash; [[Tom Truscott and [[Jim Ellis &mdash; received the [[Usenix associations [[Flame award for this in 1995.


With [[William Cheswick]], he introduced the concept of the [[firewall]]. <ref>{{citation
With [[William Cheswick, he introduced the concept of the [[firewall. <ref>{{citation
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He has written on issues in the technical control of [[nuclear weapon]]s, especially [[Permissive Action Link]]s.<ref name=Bellovin>{{citation
He has written on issues in the technical control of [[nuclear weapons, especially [[Permissive Action Links.<ref name=Bellovin>{{citation
  | title = Permissive Action Links, Nuclear Weapons, and the History of Public Key Cryptography
  | title = Permissive Action Links, Nuclear Weapons, and the History of Public Key Cryptography
  | author = Steven Bellovin
  | author = Steven Bellovin
  | publisher = Department of Computer Science, [[Columbia University]]
  | publisher = Department of Computer Science, [[Columbia University
  | date = 21 October 2005
  | date = 21 October 2005
  | url = http://www.cs.columbia.edu/˜smb
  | url = http://www.cs.columbia.edu/˜smb

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Steve Bellovin is a [[computer security expert who was at [[Bell Labs for many years and is currently (2010) at [[Columbia University. He has been quite active in the [[IETF. He was a member of the [[Internet Architecture Board 1996-2002, and [[IETF Security Area co-director, and hence a member of the [[Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), 2002-2004.

He has a home page at Columbia. "I do research on networks, security and why the two don't get along." Bellovin was a participant on the Cypherpunk mailing list and on its successor, [[Perry Metzger's cryptography list.

While a graduate student, Bellovin was one of the people who created [[Usenet. He and two others — [[Tom Truscott and [[Jim Ellis — received the [[Usenix associations [[Flame award for this in 1995.

With [[William Cheswick, he introduced the concept of the [[firewall. [1] [2]

He has written on issues in the technical control of [[nuclear weapons, especially [[Permissive Action Links.[3]

References

  1. Steve Bellovin and William Cheswick (1994), Firewalls and Internet Security, Addison-Wesley
  2. William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, and Aviel D. Rubin (2003), Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley
  3. {{citation | title = Permissive Action Links, Nuclear Weapons, and the History of Public Key Cryptography | author = Steven Bellovin | publisher = Department of Computer Science, [[Columbia University | date = 21 October 2005 | url = http://www.cs.columbia.edu/˜smb }}