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Soviet VIC Cipher: No Respector of Kerckoff's Principles.
- Source :
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Cryptologia . 2016, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p33-48. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In this article, the author demonstrates that cracking the Soviet VIC cipher is possible if one knows the enciphering algorithm. Without this knowledge, the VIC cipher appears to be very strong, and it is almost impossible to crack a single message encrypted with it. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *CIPHERS
*CRYPTOGRAPHY
*MACHINE ciphers
*DATA encryption
*COMPUTER science research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01611194
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Cryptologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112062939
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2015.1028679