For decades, the Schlüsselgerät 41 (SG-41) was a ghost in the history of cryptography. More advanced than the famous Enigma, ...

Lost manuals uncovered in Prague explain the operation and encryption system of a mysterious Nazi machine used during World War II.

As the June 6 anniversary of D-Day approaches, Boston’s RR Auctions is offering a sale of over 170 autographs and artifacts, with some focus on World War II relics, live on the house’s website through ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Edward Hebern of California designed ...

Edward Hebern of California designed this rotor for a cipher machine. Commercial rotary cipher machines would be introduced in the 1920s and 1930s for commercial purposes by several people in several ...

The Nazi relic's history is riddled with resilience errors, and those lessons still apply to defending against modern cyber ...

"Fritz Menzer did not just come up with this machine - he developed other machines. And he also worked on cryptanalysis machines to crack the codes of other countries. There has been no research on ...

At the height of World War II, both sides of the conflict were constantly monitoring the proverbial waves for any sign of enemy activity. Whether through paper, radio, or even messenger birds, the ...