CentralNotice Moxie Marlinspike From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Moxie Marlinspike Citizenship US Fields Computer Security Institutions Whisper Systems Known for Software architect Convergence (SSL) Whisper Systems Moxie Marlinspike (AKA Matthew Rosenfeld, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] AKA Mike Benham [ 4 ] [ 5 ] ) is the pseudonym of a computer security researcher. He was the chief technology officer and co-founder of Whisper Systems , [ 6 ] which was acquired by Twitter for an undisclosed amount in late 2011. [ 7 ] Marlinspike is also a member of the Institute For Disruptive Studies, [ 8 ] runs a cloud-based WPA cracking service, [ 9 ] manages the GoogleSharing targeted anonymity service, [ 10 ] and is the author of the Convergence SSL authenticity system. [ 11 ] 1 Notable research 1.1 SSL stripping 1.2 SSL implemen...