Category Archives: cryptography

Carbon dating shows the world’s most mysterious document may be older than previously thought. [Lost History]

The Voynich Manuscript first came to (modern) light in 1912. It is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a rare book dealer who plucked the forgotten tome from a dusty shelf in a Jesuit college near Rome, and made it famous. Illustrations of planets, plants, an… Continue reading

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Famous Uncracked Codes

Check out this list of codes that are still unsolved. No doubt anyone who breaks one of these will ensure a place in history. Kryptos is a sculpture by American artist James Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central … Continue reading

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xkcd: Code Talkers

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CIA Level Computer Security

Some useful tools to keep your data away from prying eyes. Everyone wants to be a badass. Whether you want to admit it or not, if you are a self respecting geek, you want to protect your sensitive information in … Continue reading

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Enigma simulator in Flash

This site has a really nice Flash implementation of the German Enigma cipher machine. It does a great job of illustrating conceptually how the internal mechanism worked. Link (via Digg)

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