encryption, enigma, historyofcryptography, historyofsecurity, Security technology
A four-rotor Enigma machine — with rotors — is up for auction. Powered by WPeMatico
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cryptanalysis, cryptography, historyofcryptography, Security technology, war
Obituary. Powered by WPeMatico
backdoors, cryptanalysis, cryptography, historyofcryptography, historyofsecurity, Security technology
This one is from the Netherlands. It seems to be clever cryptanalysis rather than a backdoor. The Dutch intelligence service has been able to read encrypted communications from dozens of countries since the late 1970s thanks to a microchip, according to research by de Volkskrant on Thursday. The Netherlands could eavesdrop on confidential communication from … Read More “Another Story of Bad 1970s Encryption” »
aes, cryptography, historyofcryptography, nist, Security technology
NIST has completed a study — it was published last year, but I just saw it recently — calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. From the conclusion: The result of performing that operation on the series of cumulated benefits extrapolated for the 169 survey respondents finds that present value of benefits … Read More “Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard” »
courts, cryptography, historyofcryptography, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
I didn’t know that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens “was also a cryptographer for the Navy during World War II.” He was a proponent of individual privacy. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptography, encryption, germany, historyofcryptography, Security technology
A German auction house is selling an SG-41. It looks beautiful. Starting price is 75,000 euros. My guess is that it will sell for around 100K euros. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptanalysis, cryptography, encryption, gchq, historyofcryptography, Security technology
GCHQ has put simulators for the Enigma, Typex, and Bombe on the Internet. News article. Powered by WPeMatico
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Lessons learned in reconstructing the World War II-era SIGSALY voice encryption system. Powered by WPeMatico
historyofcryptography, nsa, redaction, Security technology
Five years ago, the NSA published 23 years of its internal magazine, Cryptolog. There were lots of redactions, of course. What’s new is a nice user interface for the issues, noting highlights and levels of redaction. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptography, enigma, historyofcryptography, Security technology
Sotheby’s is auctioning off a (working, I think) three-rotor Enigma machine today. They’re expecting it to sell for about $200K. I have an Enigma, but it’s missing the rotors. Powered by WPeMatico