Ben Laurie is an English software engineer.
Laurie wrote Apache-SSL, the basis of most
SSL-enabled versions of the
Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server ( ) is a free and open-source software, free and open-source cross-platform web server, released under the terms of Apache License, Apache License 2.0. It is developed and maintained by a community of developers under the ...
. He developed the
MUD
Mud (, or Middle Dutch) is loam, silt or clay mixed with water. Mud is usually formed after rainfall or near water sources. Ancient mud deposits hardened over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone (generally cal ...
''Gods'', which was innovative in including
online creation in its endgame.
Laurie also has written several articles, papers and books,
and is interested in
ideal knots and their applications.
Laurie was a member of
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks () is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. It was founded in 2006 by ...
' Advisory Board. According to Laurie, he had little involvement with WikiLeaks, and didn't know who ran the site other than
Julian Assange
Julian Paul Assange ( ; Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. He came to international attention in 2010 after WikiLeaks published a series of News leak, leaks from Chels ...
. In 2009, he also said he wouldn't trust WikiLeaks to protect him if he were a whistleblower because "the things that Wikileaks relies on are not sufficiently strong to defend against" a government's resources.
In 2024, Ben Laurie together with Al Cutter, Emilia Käsper and Adam Langley received the
Levchin Prize “for creating and deploying
Certificate Transparency at scale''””.
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Computer security specialists
Cypherpunks
Google employees
MUD developers
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
Place of birth missing (living people)
People associated with WikiLeaks
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people