Editing Frank A. Stevenson

'''Frank A. Stevenson''' (born 1970) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[software developer]], and part-time [[cryptanalyst]]. He is primarily known for his exposition of weaknesses in the [[DVD Forum]]'s [[Content Scramble System]] (CSS).<ref>[https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/DeCSS/FrankStevenson/index.html Frank Stevenson's CSS Cracks - A compilation of links relating to Stevenson's CSS analysis]</ref> Although the [[cryptoanalysis]] was done independently, he is known for his relations to [[DeCSS]],<ref>[https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/DeCSS/FrankStevenson/analysis.html CSS cryptoanalysis]</ref> and appeared before the courts as a witness in the [[Jon Johansen]] court trial. He also gave a [[Deposition (law)|deposition]] for the [[DVD CCA v. McLaughlin, Bunner, et al.]] case.

Stevenson worked for [[Funcom]] as a [[video game developer|game developer]] for many years, after which he moved to [[Kvaleberg]] to work on [[mobile phone]] software. In July 2010, Stevenson  published information about vulnerabilities in the [[A5/1 encryption algorithm]] used by most [[2G GSM]] networks, and also showed the ''Kraken'' software, that demonstrates that the crypto indeed can be broken with modest hardware.<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/article/2519495/mobile-wireless/new--kraken--gsm-cracking-software-is-released.html New 'Kraken' GSM-cracking software is released], [[Computerworld]], July 21, 2010.</ref>

== Games credited ==
Stevenson has been credited with the following video games:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,42860/|title = Frank Andrew Stevensen Video Game Credits and Biography}}</ref>
* [[Anarchy Online]]: Alien Invasion (2004), [[Funcom|Funcom Oslo A/S]]
* [[Anarchy Online]] (2001), [[Funcom| Funcom Oslo A/S]]
* [[Anarchy Online]]: The Notum Wars (2001), [[KOCH Media Deutschland GmbH]]
* [[The Longest Journey]] (1999), [[IQ Media Nordic]]
* [[Dragonheart: Fire & Steel]] (1996), [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.]]
* [[Winter Gold]] (1996), [[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd]].

== See also ==

*[[Cryptography]]
*[[Cryptology]]
*[[DeCSS]]

==References==
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