A Revolutionary Algorithm Earth-Shattering A cryptographic algorithm that can only be cracked by computational power 1 The History of Cryptography 5th Century BC, the ancient Greeks used a stick called scytale to transmit encrypted messages. To encrypt, a strip of paper was wrapped around the stick, and the message was written horizontally along the stick. … Read more
(Click the public account above to follow quickly) Author: Bole Online Column Author – Zhijun Link: http://blog.jobbole.com/107930/ Cryptography is widely used in computer science, and HTTPS is a secure communication protocol based on cryptography. HTTPS was first proposed by Netscape in 1994, and now, with the promotion by many Internet companies, HTTPS has been widely … Read more
Alan Turing was primarily responsible for breaking the German Enigma cipher system during World War II. Decrypting codes required extensive computation, and Turing understood that to do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools. Thus, a computer called COLOSSUS was developed in 1943, and a total of 10 such electronic computers were produced, … Read more