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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: applied cryptographic protocol design | Statement: [Benny Pinkas, contributedTo, applied cryptographic protocol design]

Target entity: applied cryptographic protocol design
Context triple: [Benny Pinkas, contributedTo, applied cryptographic protocol design]

• A. applied cryptography chosen
  Applied cryptography is the practical branch of cryptography focused on designing and implementing secure protocols and systems to protect data, privacy, and communications in real-world applications.
• B. Cryptography and Network Security
  Cryptography and Network Security is a widely used textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, algorithms, and protocols used to secure data and communications in computer networks.
• C. foundations of cryptography
  Foundations of Cryptography is a seminal two-volume work by Oded Goldreich that rigorously develops the theoretical underpinnings of modern cryptography, including definitions, proofs, and core primitives.
• D. Cramer–Shoup cryptosystem
  The Cramer–Shoup cryptosystem is a public-key encryption scheme designed to be secure against adaptive chosen-ciphertext attacks, improving on earlier systems like ElGamal in terms of robustness and security guarantees.
• E. Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
  "Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.