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CRYPTOMACHINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-12-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Encryption and Decryption
- Data Transmission
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ciphering machine
1, record 1, English, ciphering%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ciphermachine 2, record 1, English, ciphermachine
correct
- cipher machine 3, record 1, English, cipher%20machine
correct
- cryptomachine 2, record 1, English, cryptomachine
correct
- crypto machine 4, record 1, English, crypto%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to Bengt Beckman the worlds first cryptomachine was swedish... The machine, called in 18th century swedish: "Chiffre-Machinen", consisted of 57 wheels mounted on a common shaft. These wheels were housed in an oblong cylinder. On half of the circumference of each wheel, the normal ordered alphabet was engraved, and on the other half numbers between 0 and 99 were likewise engraved, but in mixed order, with each of the 57 wheels having their own mixed sequence. On one side, along the length of the cylinder, was a slot wide enough to allow one letterposition of all the 57 wheels to be seen, and on the opposite side a similar slot allowed a row of 57 figures to show themselves. 2, record 1, English, - ciphering%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cipher devices and cipher machines ... range in complexity from simple rotating concentric disks ... to large machines and electrically operated cipher teleprinters. 5, record 1, English, - ciphering%20machine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cipher engine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
- Transmission de données
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à chiffrer
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptographe 1, record 1, French, cryptographe
correct, feminine noun
- machine cryptographique 2, record 1, French, machine%20cryptographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine servant à la cryptographie. 1, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aujourd'hui, on utilise de plus en plus des machines à chiffrer. Celles-ci utilisent des procédés ou algorithmes de chiffrement d'une grande complexité [...] 1, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20chiffrer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- appareil cryptographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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