Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
- Published by: Aegean Park Press November 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0894120611
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0894120619
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Book Dimensions:
11.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
This book is a classic in cryptographic literature. Text is divided into parts: Descriptions of the principal systems of cryptography; Examples of deciphering (cryptanalysis); Lists and tables with bibliography; plus an important section titled "The Playfair Cipher". This latter section is written by Lt. Commander W.W. Smith, U.S. Navy. Here the student is taken step-by-step through the solution of a Playfair Cipher problem.