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Codemaster : secrets of making and breaking codes / Hamilton Nickels.

By: Nickels, Hamilton.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boulder, Colo. : Paladin Press, 1990Description: viii, 136 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0873645642.Subject(s): CiphersDDC classification: 652.8
Contents:
General information -- Concealment -- Transposition systems -- Basic substitution systems -- Polyalphabetic cipher systems -- Code machines -- Codemaster system -- Field message systems.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 652.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00015568
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This practical field manual is designed to teach combat and survival professionals, as well as hobbyists, the basic mechanics of enciphering and deciphering messages. Includes everything from the simplest paper-and-pencil ciphers to state-of-the-art computer systems used by governments and militaries.

Includes index.

General information -- Concealment -- Transposition systems -- Basic substitution systems -- Polyalphabetic cipher systems -- Code machines -- Codemaster system -- Field message systems.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 General Information
  • Chapter 2 Concealment
  • Chapter 3 Transposition Systems
  • Chapter 4 Basic Substitution Systems
  • Chapter 5 Polyalphabetic Cipher Systems
  • Chapter 6 Code Machines
  • Chapter 7 Codemaster System
  • Chapter 8 Field Message Systems
  • Appendix Common Words and Letters