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Evolution of Field Ciphers in Warfare by Marcos Marcos is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the rise of field ciphers in response to advances in codebreaking and the invention of the telegraph. It outlines how the telegraph increased the need for compact codes to reduce message length for commercial users. This led to the development of commercial codes and their later adoption by governments. The telegraph also drove the need for secure military field ciphers that could be easily distributed and used without codebooks. The document then summarizes how the Vigenere cipher wa
- Author
- Marcos Marcos
- Language
- EN