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Author Churchhouse, R. F.

Title Codes and ciphers : Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the internet / R. F. Churchhouse.

Imprint Cambridge, [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  652.8 C475c 2002    ---  Available
Description x, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. From Julius Caesar to simple substitution -- 3. Polyalphabetic systems -- 4. Jigsaw ciphers -- 5. Two-letter ciphers -- 6. Codes -- 7. Ciphers for spies -- 8. Producing random numbers and letters -- 9. The Enigma cipher machine -- 10. The Hagelin cipher machine -- 11. Beyond the Enigma -- 12. Public key cryptography -- 13. Encipherment and the internet.
Subject Cryptography.
Ciphers.
ISBN 052181054X (hbk.)
0521008905 (pbk.)

 
    
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