Rare Interviews with Enigma Cryptanalyst Marian Rejewski
The Polish Embassy has posted a series of short interview segments with Marian Rejewski, the first person to crack the Enigma.
Details from his biography.
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Enigma Machine Recovered from the Baltic Sea
Neat story:
German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War Two which they believe was thrown overboard from a scuttled submarine.
Thinking they had discovered a typewriter entangled in a net on the seabed of Gelting Bay, underwater archaeologist Florian Huber quickly realised the historical significance of the find.
EDITED TO ADD: Slashdot thread.
Enigma Machine for Sale
A four-rotor Enigma machine—with rotors—is up for auction.
Three-Rotor Enigma Machine Up for Auction Today
Sotheby’s is auctioning off a (working, I think) three-rotor Enigma machine today. They’re expecting it to sell for about $200K.
I have an Enigma, but it’s missing the rotors.
The Women of Bletchley Park
Really good article about the women who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, breaking German Enigma-encrypted messages.
EDITED TO ADD (7/13): There’s also a book: The Debs of Blechley Park and Other Stories, by Michael Smith.
Enigma Machine Sold for Almost Half a Million Dollars
A fully functional four-rotor Enigma machine sold for $463,500.
Wow.
The Outing of ECHELON
Before Edward Snowden told us so much about NSA surveillance, before Mark Klein told us a little, even before 9/11, Duncan Campbell broke the story of ECHELON. This is his story of that story. It’s a fascinating read.
(Yes, it turns out that NSA mass surveillance didn’t start after 9/11.)
Enigma Simulator
Good article, with pictures, diagrams, and code.
Three-Rotor Enigma Machine Up for Auction
Expensive, but it’s in complete working order. They’re also auctioning off a complete set of rotors; those are even rarer than the machines—which are often missing their rotors.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.