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History of cryptography and cryptanalysis codes, ciphers, and their algorithms John F. Dooley

Introduction: A revolutionary cipher -- Cryptology before 1500: a bit of magic -- The black chambers: 1500-1776 -- Crypto goes to war: the American Revolution -- Crypto goes to war: the American Civil ...
The Atlantic

The Long and Winding History of Encryption

Never in history have more people had access to advanced encryption in their homes, offices, and pockets. The most basic online transactions and communications that Internet users conduct every day ...
MIT Technology Review

Chinese satellite uses quantum cryptography for secure videoconference between continents

Quantum cryptography allows communication that is guaranteed to be secure, thanks to the laws of physics. And it is becoming increasingly important. Physicists have long known that quantum computers ...
Network World

Does quantum cryptology offer hack-proof security?

Untangling hyper-entangled twisted light. Photons in the form of a bi-photon frequency comb. Quantum-powered random numbers generated by an entropy engine that exploits quantum mechanics. Quantum ...