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Yan Zhu
Yan Zhu
朱颜
	Zhu in 2015
Born	4 May 1991 (age 33); Beijing, China
Nationality	American
Other names	@bcrypt
Alma mater	MIT
Occupation	Computer security engineer
Employer	Brave
Website	azuki.vip

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Yan Zhu (simplified Chinese: 朱颜; traditional Chinese: 朱顏; pinyin: Zhū Yán) is a security engineer, open web standards author, technology speaker, and open source contributor.^[4]^[5] In 2015 she was recognized as one of Forbes 30 Under 30.^[6]

Education

Yan Zhu is a high school dropout who earned a B.S. in physics at MIT.^[3] She enrolled as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Stanford University in experimental cosmology but dropped out after four months.^[4]

Employment

Zhu worked for Yahoo as a security engineer in 2014 and 2015, is a fellow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation,^[7] and is currently the chief security officer at Brave Software.^[2]

W3C participation

Zhu is the editor of two W3C documents: the Secure Contexts web standard and End-to-End Encryption and the Web, a W3C TAG finding that supports the use of end-to-end encryption for web communications.^[8]^[9] Zhu served on the W3C Technical Architecture Group in 2015.^[10]^[11]

Other work

Zhu served on the board of directors of the Zcash Foundation from July 2017^[12] to June 2018^[13] and Noisebridge in 2013.^[14]

Zhu has contributed to open source works including:^[4]

References

^ Zhu, Yan (2016-05-04). "25". Github. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ ^a ^b "Triangulation 411 Yan Zhu, AKA bcrypt". TWiT.tv. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Tate (5 February 2013). "Boston Programmers Hold Hackathon in Memory of #AaronSwartz". Open Media Boston.
^ ^a ^b ^c Finley, Klint. "The Ad-Blocking Hacker Making Your Browser More Paranoid". Wired. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ "Speaking history for Yan Zhu | Lanyrd". lanyrd.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
^ "2015 30 Under 30: Enterprise Technology". Forbes. 2015-01-05. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
^ "EFF People - Staff - Technologist Fellow". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ West, Mike; Zhu, Yan (18 September 2021). "Secure Contexts". W3C.
^ Zhu, Yan (16 July 2015). "End-to-End Encryption and the Web". W3C.
^ "W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group". W3C. 9 January 2015.
^ "W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group". W3C. 11 January 2016.
^ "Foundation Update for July 2017". Zcash Foundation.
^ "Zcash Foundation Board Meeting Minutes". GitHub. Zcash Foundation. 28 June 2018.
^ "Noisebridge Form 990-EZ for period ending December 2013". ProPublica.

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[1] Zhu, Yan (2016-05-04). "25". Github. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[twit-2] "Triangulation 411 Yan Zhu, AKA bcrypt". TWiT.tv. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

[open-media-boston-3] Williams, Tate (5 February 2013). "Boston Programmers Hold Hackathon in Memory of #AaronSwartz". Open Media Boston.

[wired-4] Finley, Klint. "The Ad-Blocking Hacker Making Your Browser More Paranoid". Wired. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[5] "Speaking history for Yan Zhu | Lanyrd". lanyrd.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

[forbes-6] "2015 30 Under 30: Enterprise Technology". Forbes. 2015-01-05. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

[eff-7] "EFF People - Staff - Technologist Fellow". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[8] West, Mike; Zhu, Yan (18 September 2021). "Secure Contexts". W3C.

[9] Zhu, Yan (16 July 2015). "End-to-End Encryption and the Web". W3C.

[10] "W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group". W3C. 9 January 2015.

[11] "W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group". W3C. 11 January 2016.

[12] "Foundation Update for July 2017". Zcash Foundation.

[13] "Zcash Foundation Board Meeting Minutes". GitHub. Zcash Foundation. 28 June 2018.

[14] "Noisebridge Form 990-EZ for period ending December 2013". ProPublica.

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+'''Yan Zhu''' ({{Lang-zh|t=朱顏|s=朱颜|p=Zhū Yán}}) is a [[Computer security|security]] engineer, [[Open standard|open web standards]] author, technology speaker, and [[Open-source model|open source]] contributor.<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine|last1=Finley|first1=Klint|title=The Ad-Blocking Hacker Making Your Browser More Paranoid|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/05/meet-ad-blocking-hacker-making-browser-paranoid/|magazine=Wired|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lanyrd.com/profile/bcrypt/sessions/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804214023/http://lanyrd.com/profile/bcrypt/sessions/ |archive-date=2017-08-04 |title=Speaking history for Yan Zhu {{!}} Lanyrd|website=lanyrd.com|access-date=2017-09-28}}</ref> In 2015 she was recognized as one of [[Forbes 30 Under 30]].<ref name="forbes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2015/01/05/meet-the-30-under-30-rising-stars-in-enterprise-technology/#19539293452d|title=2015 30 Under 30: Enterprise Technology|date=2015-01-05|work=Forbes|access-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref>
-'''Yan Zhu''' is a [[software developer]], [[Open standard|open web standards]] author, technology speaker[http://lanyrd.com/profile/bcrypt/sessions/], and [[open source]] contributor.
+== Education ==
-Yan Zhu studied physics at [[MIT]][https://diracdeltas.github.io/blog/about/]. She worked at [[Yahoo]] as a security engineer from 2014 to 2015 and most recently works at [[Brave (web browser)]][https://www.linkedin.com/in/yan-zhu-b7124227].
+Yan Zhu is a high school dropout who earned a [[B.S.]] in physics at [[MIT]].<ref name="open-media-boston">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Tate |title=Boston Programmers Hold Hackathon in Memory of #AaronSwartz |url=https://www.openmediaboston.org/content/boston-programmers-hold-hackathon-memory-aaronswartz |publisher=Open Media Boston |date=5 February 2013}}</ref> She enrolled as a [[National Science Foundation]] Graduate Research Fellow at [[Stanford University]] in experimental cosmology but dropped out after four months.<ref name="wired" />
+== Employment ==
-In 2015 she was recognized as one of [[Forbes 30 Under 30]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mll45kfhf/yan-zhu-23/#46cb281d5db5|title=2015 30 Under 30: Enterprise Technology|last=|first=|date=2015-01-05|work=Forbes|access-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> and elected to the [[W3C]] Technical Architecture Group (TAG).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/4304|title=W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group|date=2015-01-09|access-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref>
+Zhu worked for [[Yahoo]] as a security engineer in 2014 and 2015, is a fellow at the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]],<ref name="eff">{{cite web |title=EFF People - Staff - Technologist Fellow |url=https://www.eff.org/about/staff/yan-zhu-0 |publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> and is currently the chief security officer at [[Brave (web browser)|Brave Software]].<ref name="twit">{{Cite web|url=https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/411|title=Triangulation 411 Yan Zhu, AKA bcrypt|website=TWiT.tv|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref>
-== Writing ==
+== W3C participation ==
+Zhu is the editor of two [[W3C]] documents: the Secure Contexts [[web standard]] and ''End-to-End Encryption and the Web'', a W3C TAG finding that supports the  use of [[end-to-end encryption]] for web communications.<ref>{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Mike |last2=Zhu |first2=Yan |title=Secure Contexts |url=https://www.w3.org/TR/secure-contexts/ |publisher=W3C |date=18 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zhu |first1=Yan |title=End-to-End Encryption and the Web |url=https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/encryption-finding/ |publisher=W3C |date=16 July 2015}}</ref> Zhu served on the [[W3C]] [[Technical Architecture Group]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group |url=https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/4304 |publisher=W3C |date=9 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group |url=https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/5266 |publisher=W3C |date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
-Zhu is the author and editor of several [[W3C]] documents including:
-* [https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/encryption-finding/ End-to-End Encryption and the Web] - [[W3C TAG]] finding that supports the  use of end-to-end encryption for web communications.<ref>{{cite web |author=Yan Zhu|title=End-to-End Encryption and the Web |url=https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/encryption-finding/ |accessdate=2017-08-04 }}</ref>
-* [[Secure Contexts (web standard)]]<ref>{{cite web |editor=Mike West (Google Inc.)|editor2=Yan Zhu (Brave)|title=Secure Contexts |url=https://www.w3.org/TR/secure-contexts/ |accessdate=2017-08-04 }}</ref>
 == Other work ==
+Zhu served on the board of directors of the Zcash Foundation from July 2017<ref>{{cite web |title= Foundation Update for July 2017 |url=https://www.zfnd.org/blog/july-updates/ |website=Zcash Foundation}}</ref> to June 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Zcash Foundation Board Meeting Minutes |url=https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation/blob/master/board-documents/minutes/2018-06-28.md |website=GitHub |publisher=Zcash Foundation |date=28 June 2018}}</ref> and [[Noisebridge]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Noisebridge Form 990-EZ for period ending December 2013 |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/263507741/2014_12_EO%2F26-3507741_990EZ_201312 |publisher=ProPublica}}</ref>
-Yan Zhu has contributed to open source works[https://diracdeltas.github.io/blog/about/] including:
+Zhu has contributed to open source works including:<ref name="wired" />
+* [[Brave (web browser)|Brave]]
 * [[HTTPS Everywhere]]
 * [[SecureDrop]]
 * [[Privacy Badger]] for [[Firefox]]
-* [[Tor Browser]] Bundle
+* [[Tor Browser]]
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
+* [https://www.w3.org/2014/12/01-tag-nominations#yz Yahoo nomination statement for W3C TAG]
-* [https://diracdeltas.github.io/blog/ Yan Zhu personal blog]
+* [https://mappingthejourney.com/single-post/2018/01/18/episode-14-interview-with-yan-zhu-privacy-engineer/ "Mapping the Journey" interview]
-* [https://www.eff.org/about/staff/yan-zhu-0 Technologist Fellow page at Electronic Frontier Foundation]
+* [https://azuki.vip/ Yan Zhu] personal web site
+* {{Twitter |id=bcrypt}}
+* [https://www.quora.com/profile/Yan-Zhu-1/answers Yan Zhu] on [[Quora]]
+{{Authority control}}
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