Michael Wood (cryptographer) explained

Michael Wood is an American cryptographer who designed the REDOC encryption system.^{[1] [2]} He is also the author of The Jesus Secret and other books.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Bruce Schneier Applied cryptography: protocols, algorithms, and source code in C 1996 "REDOC III REDOC HI is a streamlined version of REDOC n, also designed by Michael Wood [1615]. It operates on an 80-bit block. The key length is variable and can be as large as 2560 bytes (20,480 bits). "
2. Thomas W. Cusick, Michael C. Wood, The REDOC II Cryptosystem, pp. 545 – 563, CRYPTO 1990.
3. http://michaelwoodcrypto.com/mwood-bio.htm website