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NCF Sr. Training Advisor Darnell Washington Awarded 3rd US Patent for Cryptographic Key Generation Techniques.

Darnell Washington, President/CEO of SecureXperts and Sr. Training Advisor for the National Cryptologic Foundation, was granted his third patent over the past 14 years to the benefit of the Cryptologic Community. 

His first patent was for securing vulnerable video surveillance cameras from interception from unauthorized users. His second patent was for the design of a secure cryptographic key generation system, and his most recent award on June 24th, 2025 is for a novel technique for generating seed keys used in modern cryptography.

Congratulations, Darnell! 

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