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German cipher machine during World War II
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret messages. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Enigma machineA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Elizebeth Smith Friedman’s recovery of the wiring of two rotors from an enigma D machineInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: EnigmaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Quantum enigma machine: Experimentally demonstrating quantum data lockingCited 45 times
- Go sideways: Cryptanalysis of the EnigmaA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Marian RejewskiA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Quantum enigma machine: Experimentally demonstrating quantum data locking
The LDI Enigma Part II: Indeterminate depth burns, man or machine?
THE COMMERCIAL ENIGMA: BEGINNINGS OF MACHINE CRYPTOGRAPHY
ENIGMA in ACAPULCO: Machine Learning Localization of Cerebellar Anatomy in Epilepsy
Restricted Boltzmann machine as a probabilistic Enigma
EXPERT'S OPINION ON THE ENIGMA CIPHERING MACHINE
THE GLOW-LAMP CIPHERING AND DECIPHERING MACHINE: ENIGMA
Case of the stolen Enigma machine takes cryptic turn
🆕 Influential since 2022
Elizebeth Smith Friedman’s recovery of the wiring of two rotors from an enigma D machine
Decoding Nifty50’s Price Enigma: Machine Learning Powered Approach
A mathematical cryptanalytic investigation of the enigma machine using classical polish methods
Educational software application of the model of the enigma electromechanical cyber machine
Enigma Machine Structure and The Mathematical Principle of The Introduction and Self-experiment
📚 Books worth reading
EnigmaHugh Sebag-Montefiore · 2000
EnigmaWładysław Kozaczuk · 1984
The secret in Building 26Jim DeBrosse · 2004- 📕Więcej niż enigmaBeata Majchrowska · 2020
Bletchley Park's Secret RoomJoss Pearson · 2015- 📕W kre̜gu EnigmyWładysław Kozaczuk · 1986
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