Cryptography: cracking codes

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Examines cryptography, discussing the history of the science, different cipher types, and how codes and codebreaking have changed with computers.

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Full title :Cryptography : cracking codes / edited by Rob Curley, senior editor, science and technology.

Summary

Examines cryptography, discussing the history of the science, different cipher types, and how codes and codebreaking have changed with computers.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2014
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Britannica Educational Publishing
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

Description:80 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781622750344, 1622750349
oclc:ocn898981952
LC Classification:Z103
Dewey Decimal:005.8/2

Cryptography, cryptanalysis, and cryptology: The fundamentals of codes, ciphers, and authentication : Cryptology in private and commercial life : Identity theft -- Cipher systems: Transposition ciphers : Substitution ciphers : Playfair ciphers ; Vigenère ciphers ; Vernam-vigenère ciphers ; William and Elizabeth Friedman : Product ciphers -- Key systems and block and stream ciphers: Single-key cryptography : Two-key cryptography : Public-key cryptography ; Secret-sharing ; RSA encryption ; Prime Numbers : Block and stream ciphers -- Cryptanalysis: Basic aspects : The Zimmermann Telegram : Types of cryptanalysis -- Early manual and mechanical cryptography: The first systems : World wars I and II : Man Turing's Bombe -- Modern electronic cryptography: The impact of electronics : Fibonacci's Numbers : DES and AES.

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Chiffrement (Informatique) Chiffrement (Informatique) -- Ouvrages … Chiffres (Cryptographie) Chiffres (Cryptographie) -- Histoire Ciphers Ciphers -- History ciphers (codes) Cryptogrammes -- Ouvrages pour la jeune… Cryptograms Cryptograms -- History Cryptograms -- Juvenile literature Cryptographie Cryptographie -- Histoire Cryptography Cryptography-History Data encryption (Computer science) Data encryption (Computer science) -- J… History Intelligence service Juvenile works