Project: Cryptology
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
- Project Name: Cryptology
- Field Researcher: Cestus
- Department: Mathematics
- Faculty: Mathematics
- Start Date: 30th June 2001
- End Date: 11th August 2001
- Assisting Sub-Editor: St. Jeremy , player of the conch shell [Scout, Guru]
Project Description
Pages currently in progress:
- Introduction and Glossary of Terms
- Codes
- Transposition Ciphers
- Monoalphabetic Ciphers
- Polyalphabetic Field Ciphers
- Mechanical Cipher Devices
- Electro-Mechanical Cipher Machines
- Electronic Code-Book Ciphers
- Block-Chaining Ciphers
- Asymmetric Ciphers
- The One-Time Pad
- Practical Cryptography
- Basic Cryptanalysis
Contributing Researchers
Further Information Required
- I'm searching for a 'proper' mathematician to help with the article on asymmetric ciphers.
- I'm aware that this is a huge topic, if someone feels that another page on a topic I haven't mentioned is appropriate then please let me know below.
- I am planning to write most of the articles myself, but I would appreciate any and all information that could be provided by any passing researcher.
