Cryptanalysis
by Helen F. Gaines
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Gaines's Cryptanalysis (formerly published as Elementary Cryptanalysis) is a standard elementary and intermediate text for persons seriously interested in modern science methods for enciphering and deciphering cryptograms. It does not simply repeat older material, but contains much about modern cryptanalysis that is not generally known except to experts. It is especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution.This clear and thorough text also provides the reader with 166 specimen codes to show more solve. This edition for the first time also includes solutions. A special appendix includes final letters, sequence charts, digram, trigram tables, most common words in English and frequencies in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. show lessTags
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A basic, if dated, introduction to the concepts of cyptanalysis.
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- Original title
- Elementary cryptanalysis
- Original publication date
- 1939
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 652.8
- Disambiguation notice
- The only difference between the Dover edition and the original is that the Dover edition includes solutions to the cryptograms.
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- Genres
- Technology, General Nonfiction, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 652.8 — Technology Management & public relations Processes of written communication Cryptography
- LCC
- Z104 .G15 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Books (General). Writing. Paleography Writing Cryptography. Ciphers. Invisible writing
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- 392
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- Reviews
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- (3.61)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 6
