History of Cryptography and Cryptanalysis : Codes, Ciphers, and Their Algorithms /

This accessible textbook presents a fascinating review of cryptography and cryptanalysis across history. The text relates the earliest use of the monoalphabetic cipher in the ancient world, the development of the "unbreakable" Vigenere cipher, and an account of how cryptology entered the a...

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Main Author:	Dooley, John F. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Series:	History of computing.
Subjects:	Coding theory. Computer science. History. Coding and Information Theory. History of Computing. Math Applications in Computer Science. History of Science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book