PLACE Lecture Series

Title

Coming of Enigma

Streaming Media

Document Type

Video File

Duration

57 minutes 33 seconds

Publication Date

11-9-2016

Disciplines

Information Security | Mathematics

Abstract

In this lecture, Dr. David Perry (cryptologic mathematician at the National Security Agency) discusses the Enigma, a cryptodevice used by the Germans before and during World War II. Analysts initially believed the Enigma code-writing machine was unbreakable. Perry addresses how the machine worked and why it was thought to be so secure. He also discusses the history of code making and breaking, which informed the machine's design.

Comments

Sponsored by PLACE and the Linfield College Mathematics Department.

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