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Cracking Enigma in 2021 - Computerphile

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What it is

Dr Mike Pound of Computerphile shows how a modern laptop can crack Enigma, using a ciphertext-only attack based on an older paper. He compares it with the tooling in CrypTool.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a good starting point on practical Enigma cryptanalysis with modern hardware.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “would be a good place to start.”

    Good starting point on cracking Enigma

    whiskeytuesday, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine”

  2. “This is also a good companion video”

    Feasibility of cracking Enigma with modern compute

    gregsadetsky, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “How did the Enigma Machine work? (2021) [video]”

  3. “made a good video on practical cryptanalysis of the Enigma using modern hardware”

    Practical ciphertext-only cryptanalysis of Enigma

    H8crilA, 2024-05 · Recommendation · in “Interview with Marian Rejewski, the first person to crack Enigma (1974) [video]”

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Topics: enigma, cryptanalysis, computerphile, mike pound, ciphers

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