Computer Scientist Inducted into Internet Hall of Fame

September 29, 2023 • by Emily Engelbart

Simon Lam has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame for creating the first secure sockets layer in 1993 for internet applications.


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https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/tracy-laquey-parker/Simon Lam, a UT Austin professor emeritus of computer science, created the first secure sockets layer in 1993 for internet applications. 

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