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Enigma, Typex, and Bombe Simulators

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GCHQ has put simulators for the Enigma, Typex, and Bombe on the Internet.

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Tags: cryptanalysis, cryptography, encryption, GCHQ, history of cryptography

Posted on March 22, 2019 at 6:16 AM • 3 Comments

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David Rudling • March 22, 2019 10:21 AM

Interesting due to the provenance of these simulators but nothing that hasn’t been done before by third parties.
And don’t think this means GCHQ are giving anything away when they still continue to withhold Bletchley Park documents after more than 73 years, viz:-

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11177401

metaschima • March 22, 2019 6:49 PM

Cool stuff. What would be even cooler would be plans to replicate one.

David • April 20, 2019 8:25 AM

Thanks!

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