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• The Soviet System of Encription — During the late 1930s, the Soviet Union had designed a sophisticated method of securing its diplomatic communications. Messages were sent by diplomatic pouch, shortwave radio, and international cable. While longer messages and scientific samples… …   Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

• DRYAD — This article is about the enciphering system. For other uses, see Dryad (disambiguation). The DRYAD Numeral Cipher/Authentication System (KTC 1400 D) is a simple, paper cryptographic system currently in use by the U.S. military for authentication …   Wikipedia

• Cryptanalysis of the Enigma — enabled the western Allies in World War II to read substantial amounts of secret Morse coded radio communications of the Axis powers that had been enciphered using Enigma machines. This yielded military intelligence which, along with that from… …   Wikipedia

• M-209 — can also refer to a highway in the U.S. state of Michigan; see M 209 (Michigan highway) In cryptography, the M 209, designated CSP 1500 by the Navy (C 38 by the manufacturer) is a portable, mechanical cipher machine used by the US military… …   Wikipedia

• Japanese cryptology from the 1500s to Meiji — The cipher system that Uesugi used is basically a simple substitution usually known as a Polybius square or “checkerboard.” The i ro ha alphabet contains forty eight letters, so a seven by seven square is used, with one of the cells left blank.… …   Wikipedia

• Voynich manuscript — The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious illustrated book written in an indecipherable text. It is thought to have been written between 1450 and 1520. The author, script and language of the manuscript remain unknown.Over its recorded existence, the …   Wikipedia

• Room 40 — Admiralty Ripley building In Whitehall, built in 1726 and still used for naval board meetings. Room 40 was in the northern section of the first floor, on the same corridor as the boardroom and First Sea Lord s office. In the history of… …   Wikipedia

• Public-key cryptography — In an asymmetric key encryption scheme, anyone can encrypt messages using the public key, but only the holder of the paired private key can decrypt. Security depends on the secrecy of that private key …   Wikipedia

• cryptology — cryptologist, n. cryptologic /krip tl oj ik/, cryptological, adj. /krip tol euh jee/, n. 1. cryptography. 2. the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography. [1635 45; < NL cryptologia. See CRYPTO , LOGY] * * * Introduction …   Universalium

• Giovan Battista Bellaso — (Brescia 1505–...) was an Italian cryptologist.BiographyBellaso was born of a distinguished family in 1505. His father was Piervincenzo, a patrician of Brescia, owner since the 15th century of a house in town and a suburban estate in Capriano, in …   Wikipedia

• History of cryptography — The history of cryptography begins thousands of years ago. Until recent decades, it has been the story of what might be called classic cryptography that is, of methods of encryption that use pen and paper, or perhaps simple mechanical aids. In… …   Wikipedia