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To: Poohbah
The Nazis also thought we couldnt break their code because it was the best and we all know who won that war. Do you assume the same thing?
21 posted on 02/25/2003 9:57:22 PM PST by SwankyC
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To: SwankyC
The Nazis also thought we couldnt break their code because it was the best and we all know who won that war. Do you assume the same thing?

Nope. But I also know the real reason why we were able to break German crypto, and that was the fact that the Germans had extremely poor COMSEC and cryptokeying procedures. Properly employed, Enigma was extremely secure for its time. The Luftwaffe had the worst procedures, and their traffic was routinely broken in real time. The Kriegsmarine was usually a much tougher nut to crack, and many of their keys remained unbroken throughout the war.

Additionally, you're ignoring the fact that most of our traffic uses RF for transport--are you seriously suggesting that, because the ChiComs can receive those signals, we should cease and desist from their use?

I'd recommend a book by Gordon Welchman, titled The Hut Six Story. Welchman worked at Bletchley Park during the war, and the book goes into some detail as to how Enigma was broken. It should be in the biography section of your library.

32 posted on 02/26/2003 5:19:47 AM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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