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Politics and
Privacy
Echelon and Menwith Hill
This New
Statesman article offers an insight into the expansion of the
US-UK-Allied forces electronic surveillance service, also
known as Project P145, based at Menwith Hill, Yorkshire. This
system allows the US and UK governments to listen in on your
domestic telephone calls....
Crypto Law
Survey
An interesting site outlining one of the biggest
dilemmas facing cryptography today - the right to internet
privacy versus the dangerous and illegal use of the internet.
This site outlines the existing and proposed laws relating to
this very modern moral issue.
Crypto, Clipper
and the Constitution
A very detailed and informative site discussing modern
cryptology - from its applications in banks, businesses and
e-mails, to the current legal issues surrounding the
subject.
Electronic Freedom
Foundation
A San-Francisco based organisation committed to
defending Internet privacy rights. Their aims can be
summarised in their own words: "Only by fighting for our
rights to speak freely whatever the medium - whether books,
telephones, or computers - can we protect and enhance the
human condition."
Encryption Policy Survey
The Global
Internet Liberty Campaign carried out a major survey on the
current cryptographical policies of over 75 countries. This
site outlines the findings of the survey, and the possible
implications in societies where human rights infringements are
occurring on a daily basis.
Cryptools
A site
developed by businesses and universities designed to help
understand and analyse cryptographic mechanisms.
General Cryptography
Sites
The Code Book on CD-ROM
Download the complete version or a "lite"
version of the CD-ROM which accompanies The Code Book.
Science of
Secrecy
Channel 4's
website devoted to the 5-part TV series presented by Simon
Singh, based on The Code Book. (Y)
American Cryptogram
Association
An association for
codebreakers from all over the world - despite the name -
which concentrates on classical ciphers.
National Cryptologic Museum
A
fantastic museum just outside Washington DC, with exhibits
ranging from sixteenth century crypto manuals to modern cipher
machines. (Y)
Centre for Quantum
Computation
Dedicated to research into
quantum cryptography and quantum computers, with an excellent
tutorial section and articles aimed at various levels of
expertise.
Cryptography
Introduction
This site is run by
Francis Litterio, a software engineer by day and avid
cryptology fan by night. His tips on software encryption
programs to avoid is a particularly useful section.
Cryptologia
Journal
A quarterly
journal dedicated to the history of cryptography. Content
includes computer security, military science, espionage,
cipher devices and ancient languages.
Decoder
Rings
Click on the last link on this
page to find out more about the Ovaltine decoder ring - a
handy way to decode simple substitution ciphers.
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Nooks and Crannies!
This
site contains many interesting cryptography based forums -
from web-chats with other crypto fans to the formation of a
Code Book listing other enthusiasts.
Cryptograms
A list of
sites that contain cryptograms, i.e., encrypted messages to
stretch the brains of codebreakers.
Course in
Cryptography
An outline of the week
long course in cryptography offered at the University of
Illinois, Chicago. Topics of study include Ancient Languages,
the Data Encryption Standard, and Quantum
Cryptography.
Crypto-Gram
Newsletter
Sign-up to this free monthly newsletter from Bruce
Schneier, author of Secrets and Lies and founder of
Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.
Cryptography
Overview
Also by Bruce
Shneier, this site contains a useful overview of
cryptographical topics, from basic terminologies to
easy-to-read explanations of a number of
algorithms.
SSH Crypto
Intro
The SSH-Tech page contains a lot
of basic and not so basic information about internet
encryption tools and the theory behind them.
Steganography
Devoted to steganography or ‘information hiding’,
this site discusses the theory and applications of digital
watermarking.
More Encryption
Links
From Peter Gutmann’s website at
the University of Auckland, this webpage is, as the name
suggests, a list of more encryption pages and sites on the
net.
Beginner's Guide to
Cryptography
A useful starting point
for amateur cryptographers. Find out more about both classical
and modern cryptographical techniques.
A Brief
History...
An article that
I wrote for the Open University's ICT
portal.
Beale
Treasure
I sometimes get
asked about the latest news regarding the mystery of the Beale
ciphers and the missing treasure. This site has links to books
and the latest developments.
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