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- ISBN
- 9780486200972
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486200973
ISBN-13
9780486200972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
171712
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Cryptanalysis : a Study of Ciphers and Their Solution
Language
English
Publication Year
1989
Subject
Communication Studies, Puzzles
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Games & Activities
Series
Dover Brain Games and Puzzles Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Grade From
Fifth Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Preface General Information Concealment Devices Transposition Types Geometrical Types--The Nihilist Transposition Geometrical Types--The Turning Grille Irregular Types--Columnar Transposition "General Methods--Multiple Anagramming, Etc." Substitution Types Simple Substitution--Fundamentals The Consonant-Line Short Cut A Method for Attacking Difficult Cases (by George C. Lamb) Simple Substitution with Complexities Multiple-Alphabet Ciphers--The Vigenere "The Gronsfeld, Porta, and Beaufort Ciphers" The Kasiski Method for Periodic Ciphers Miscellaneous Phases of Vigenere Decryptment Auto-Encipherment Some Periodic Number-Ciphers Periodic Ciphers with Mixed Alphabets Polyalphabetical Encipherment Applied by Groups Vigenere with Key-Progression Polygram Substitution--The Playfair Cipher Highlights of Fractional Substitution Investigating the Unknown Cipher Appendix English Frequency and Sequence Data Comparative Table of Single-Letter Frequencies Chart Showing Normal Contact Percentages (by F.R. Carter) Chart Showing Frequencies of English Digrams (by O. Phelps Meaker) Some Foreign Language Data Bibliography (by W.D. Witt) The Commonest English Words (by Frank R. Fraprie) English Trigrams (by Frank R. Fraprie) English Digrams (by Frank R. Fraprie) Solutions Index
Synopsis
Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Nihilist, grille, U. S. Army, key-phrase, multiple-alphabet, Gronsfeld, Porta, Beaufort, periodic ciphers, and more. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve -- with solutions., 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 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., Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve -- with solutions.
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