How I Broke The Confederate Code (137 Years Too Late)
A York Tensor Scholars Talk
Event details
When
Mar 23, 2010
from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Where
AC-2C07
Contact Name
Contact Phone
718-262-2535
Abstract:
We study a previously undeciphered Civil War cryptogram, limiting ourselves to pencil and paper, and discover not only a missive of military importance, but in the process identify a new Confederate codeword. Our methods rely not only upon cryptanalysis of the encryption method but also on the exploitation of an elementary mistake.
