Triple
T4405005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Phillip Rogaway |
E93708
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
“The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work”
“The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” is a widely discussed essay by cryptographer Phillip Rogaway that critiques the political and ethical implications of modern cryptography and calls for a more socially responsible practice of the field.
|
E437870
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
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).
Input
Phrase: “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” | Statement: [Phillip Rogaway, notableWork, “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work”]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” Context triple: [Phillip Rogaway, notableWork, “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work”]
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A.
New Directions in Cryptography
New Directions in Cryptography is a landmark 1976 paper that introduced the concepts of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, fundamentally reshaping modern cryptography and secure communications.
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B.
the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper
"Reflections on Trusting Trust" is Ken Thompson’s influential 1984 Turing Award lecture and paper that exposed how a compiler could be maliciously modified to invisibly insert security vulnerabilities, fundamentally shaping thinking about software trust and supply-chain security.
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C.
IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive
The IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive is an online repository that provides open-access preprints and technical reports in cryptology and information security research.
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D.
Merkle puzzles
Merkle puzzles are an early cryptographic protocol that introduced the concept of public-key exchange by allowing two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel using computationally asymmetric “puzzle” problems.
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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. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” Triple: [Phillip Rogaway, notableWork, “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work”]
Generated description
“The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” is a widely discussed essay by cryptographer Phillip Rogaway that critiques the political and ethical implications of modern cryptography and calls for a more socially responsible practice of the field.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” Target entity description: “The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work” is a widely discussed essay by cryptographer Phillip Rogaway that critiques the political and ethical implications of modern cryptography and calls for a more socially responsible practice of the field.
-
A.
New Directions in Cryptography
New Directions in Cryptography is a landmark 1976 paper that introduced the concepts of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, fundamentally reshaping modern cryptography and secure communications.
-
B.
the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper
"Reflections on Trusting Trust" is Ken Thompson’s influential 1984 Turing Award lecture and paper that exposed how a compiler could be maliciously modified to invisibly insert security vulnerabilities, fundamentally shaping thinking about software trust and supply-chain security.
-
C.
IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive
The IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive is an online repository that provides open-access preprints and technical reports in cryptology and information security research.
-
D.
Merkle puzzles
Merkle puzzles are an early cryptographic protocol that introduced the concept of public-key exchange by allowing two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel using computationally asymmetric “puzzle” problems.
-
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. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69b345158c748190a2c040fce2da9980 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35488d5b8819087370dd77249aefb |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f6016bd881908099c4a9ab972580 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f689da008190ae5bd42af1f95bfa |
completed | March 15, 2026, midnight |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5f72f5dac819081f98d835c467aca |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:28 p.m.